Social Baseline Theory – The Primacy of Social Relationships in the Regulation of Emotions

Social Baseline Theory – The Primacy of Social Relationships in the Regulation of Emotions

Episode

About this Episode:

A conversation with Dr. James Coan about the research that led to the development of social baseline theory and about potential implications of the theory for clinical work.

Presenter

About Jim:

JimDr. James Coan is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Virginia Affective Neuroscience Laboratory at the University of Virginia. Dr. Coan has consulted for clinicians, businesses and researchers, working with groups as diverse as the Oregon Social Learning Centerthe Anna Freud Center, the Kurt Lewin Institute, and the Community of Democracies. He is co-editor of the Handbook of Emotion Elicitation and Assessment and has authored more than eighty peer-reviewed articles. His work has been covered in Science, Nature, the New York Times, The Washington Post, Time Magazine, the New Yorker, The Atlantic, NPRThe Today Show, and other major media outlets.  Dr. Coan received the inaugural Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions from the Association for Psychological Science, and the Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions from the Society for Psychophysiological Research. He has appeared as an expert for several episodes of National Geographic’s Brain Games, is a fellow of the Mind and Life Institute, produces the podcast Circle of Willis, and serves as Chief Scientific Advisor at Movius Consulting.

Visit Dr. Coan’s website at https://jamescoan.com/

Links and References

Links and References:

Jim’s Podcast: Circle of Willis Podcast

The Virginia Affective Neuroscience (VAN) Laboratory

Citation

The APA Citation for this Episode:

Miller, R. (Producer). (2018, November 14). EP106: Social Baseline Theory – The Primacy of Social Relationships in the Regulation of Emotions [Audio Podcast]. The Thoughtful Counselor. Retrieved from https://wp.me/p7R6fn-ts.

Thanks

Thanks to the Following:

Sponsor: QAPrep

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