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read this book as part of a graduate course study for education psychology and it fascinates me the correlation between food, physical activity, brain chemistry, and one's mood.
I especially enjoyed reading about the psychology of shopping, I withheld a few simply because this book was not an "easy read"rather, it felt repetitive at times and similar to reading academic literature.
However, for the purpose I was seeking, it provided great information, من خلاصه کتاب رو در بلینکیست مطالعه کردم.
کتاب کمک میکنه به درک بهتر مفهوم moodخلق و خو و بعد راهکارهای برای مدیریت و تتظیمش ارائه میده.
نویسنده سالها در زمینه مود تحقیق کرده و مطالبی که میگه ضمن اینکه مخاطب عام داره به تحقیقات و آزمایشاتش هم ارجاع داره.
طبیعتا هر کدام از ما در ساعات مختلف روز مودهای مختلف و متفاوتی رو تجربه میکنیم اما نویسنده میگه تمام موودها در چهار دسته اصلی طبقهبندی میشند.
قبل از اینکه چهار دسته رو بگم لازمه توضیح بدم که مود هر لحظه ما به کمک دو تا پارامتر "سطح انرژی" و "سطح تنش" توصیف میشه یعنی دو تا محور X و Y ترسیم کنید روی محور افقی بنویسید تنش روی محور عمودی بنویسید انرژی حالا نمودار رو به چهار قسمت تقسیم کنید هر قسمت یکی از انواع موود هستش.
۱. calmenergy
در این مود شما سطح بالایی از انرژی و سطح پایینی از تنش رو تجربه میکنید انرژی بالا تمرکز عالی و احساس خوبی دارید.
۲. calmtiredness
در این مود شما سطح پایین انرژی و سطح پایین تنش رو تجربه میکنید مثل یک شب آرام بعد از یک روز پرکار احساس ریلکس بودن میکنید و معمولا سرگرم یک تفریحی مثل کتاب خوندن یا فیلم دیدن میشید.
۳. tenseenergy
در این مود شما انرژی بالایی دارید ولی در عین حال تحت تنش هم هستید مثل وقتی که ددلاین نزدیکی دارید و به سرعت مشغول کار هستید.
۴. tensetiredness
بدترین حس رو معمولا در این موود داریم احساس خستگی و در عین حال اضطراب معمولا با افکار منفی باید بجنگیم این حالتیه که سطح پایینی از انرژی و سطح بالایی از تنش رو تجربه میکنیم.
همه افراد ناخودآگاه یک سری رفتار برای تنظیم مودشون ابداع میکنند مثلا سیگار کشیدن پرخوری کردن یا خرید کردن همه و همه روشهایی هستش که اتوماتیک ابداع کردیم تا مودمون رو تنظیم کنیم که اکثرا ناکارآمد هستند.
طبق گفته نویسنده بهترین روشهای تنظیم مود فعالیت بدنی و مدیتیشن هستند. The Thayer Matrix was groundbreaking, The book gives lots of informative background and depth to this model of arousal regulation and to Thayer, mood.
There are, unfortunately, many redundancies in the book, I know it was written in thes, but Thayers sexism is definitely a big detractor.
Having gone to a liberal arts college in the earlys, I think he could have done much better in this regard.
Four mood states depending on level of energy and agitation, These two affect mood. I selected the Thayer book andversion because it seemed that Robert E, Thayer was the foremost authority on moods, Recognising that the book was first published in, I appreciate that there are collective developments in the study of mood and behaviour since the book was published.
Not surprisingly, the fundamentals of mood management theory and practice have not changed much,

In regard to the reading itself,

The three parts afford three distinct reflections for review,

Part One should have been the foundation to form an understanding of the physiological and psychological elements of mood.
What I found was a hundred pages of ambiguous language, Frequent use of words and couplings such as most often, probably, however, may, can be / could be, apparently and seem eroded my confidence that Thayer was in fact an authority on the subject of mood.
Loads of indecisiveness and allusions to effects did little to bolster a sense of authority,

Part Two began to offer some concrete management theory in terms of selfregulation, The six general strategies presented became the basis for the entirety of part two:

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Active Mood Management
. Seeking Pleasurable Activities and Distractions
, Passove Mood Management
. Social Support, Ventilation, Gratification
, Withdrawal Avoidance
. Direct Tension Reduction

Good stuff, there, but inthe principles are the tread of a thousand selfhelp gurus and countless psypop websites.


Part Three was probably my favourite section as it turned from theory to pragmatic.
Still a bit wishywashy and in my opinion supported by anecdotal versus meaningful research data, but easily digestible. Seriously, the advice in this book must be used time and time again on pop psychology sites.


Sad if the most progression inyears of mood study is just a rehash of The Origin of Everyday Moods by Robert E Thayer, PhD.
I advise students to start an exercise program that is enjoyable, If it isnt fun while you are doing it, you wont stick with it,
This book goes indepth to human emotions, why and what to do about them.
BREATHE. If one wants to become more aware of oneself it is one of the greatest books that can help Interesting topic, VERY dry presentation.
Blech. Caffeine. Candy. Sex. Shopping. Smoking. Whether we realize it or not, all of us have strategies for selfmedicating ourselves when we feel threatened or overwhelmed by tension or tiredness.
But why does one person respond to pressure by going for a fivemile run, while another indulges in a fivehour drinking marathon Why do some of us crave companionship, while others just want to be alone And what really helps most to reduce tension and increase energy, a brisk tenminute walk, twenty minutes of meditation, or two hours of watching TV
In this fascinating new book, nationally known psychologist Robert E.
Thayer serves as an expert guide through the latest research into moods and mood management, offering proven techniques for putting today's most important breakthroughs to work in our daytoday lives.
Thayer, whose own work on the biopsychology of moods has been widely discussed in the leading scientific journalsas well as in the pages of Reader's Digest, Prevention, USA Today, McCall's, Good Housekeeping, Men's Health, Redbook, and hundreds of other magazines and newspapers, and on the popular radio show "The Osgood File"evaluates the hard scientific evidence as he reveals which behaviors energize and empower us, and which sabotage our best interests.
Just five or ten minutes of walking, for example, can enhance mood for an hour or more, while sugar snacking, Thayer shows, causes more tension than it reduces.
Thayer argues that when we learn to see moods as vital barometers of our whole psychology and
physiology, rather than mysterious, purely emotional reactions to events around us, we not only understand ourselves better, we have the opportunity to substantially improve our personal effectiveness, both mentally and physically.
Thayer offers compelling evidence that our moodsparticularly feelings of

energy and tensionare closely tied to the rhythms of our evolutionary past.
They are directly affected by our health, the food we eat, the amount of sleep we get, exercise or lack of it, and the time of day.
We learn why problems seem more serious late at night, and why a simple disagreement with a coworker or spouse is more apt to turn into an emotional flareup at certain times of day.
We investigate key differences in the most common ways men and women deal with bad moods, and probe the implications of these findings on our understanding of alcoholism and depression.

Far from a shallow quickfix book, Everyday Moods: Energy and Tension is an indepth exploration of the origins and influences of moods that affect us every day of our lives.
It brings readers to a new understanding of the underlying biology of their daily cycles of energy and tension, and offers powerful recommendations for breaking selfdestructive habits and leading a richer, more enjoyable life.

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