The Transmission of Affect

by Teresa Brennan

Book Overview

The idea that one can soak up someone else's depression or anxiety or sense the tension in a room is familiar. Indeed, phrases that capture this notion abound in the popular vernacular: "negative energy," "dumping," "you could cut the tension with a knife." The Transmission of Affect deals with the belief that the emotions and energies of one person or group can be absorbed by or can enter directly into another.The ability to borrow or share...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801488621
• ISBN13: 9780801488627
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 227 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.6" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher