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EMBRACING BRILLIANT HEALTH

Benyamini, Y., E. L. Idler, H. Leventhal, and E. A. Leventhal, "Positive Affect and Function as Influences on Self-Assessments of Health: Expanding Our View Beyond Illness and Disability," Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences 55B (2000): 107-16.

Brown, W. A., A. D. Sirota, R. Niaura, and T. O. Engebretson, "Endocrine Correlates of Sadness and Elation," Psychosomatic Medicine 55 (1993): 458-67.

Chalmers, David J., The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.

Chrousos, G., and P. Gold, "A Healthy Body in a Healthy Mind—and Vice Versa—the Damaging Power of Uncontrollable Stress" (Editorial), Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 83 (1998): 1842-45.

DeNeve, K. M., and H. Cooper, "The Happy Personality:A Metaanalysis of 137 Personality Traits and Subjective Well-Being," Psychological Bulletin 124 (1998): 197-229.

Diener, E., S. Lyubomirsky, and L. King, "The Benefits of Frequent Positive 248 Affect: Does Happiness Lead to Success?" Psychological Bulletin 131, no. 6 (2005): 803-55.

Flory, J. D., S. B. Manuck, K. A. Matthews, and M. F. Muldoon, "Serotonergic Function in the Central Nervous System Is Associated with Daily Ratings of Positive Mood," Psychiatry Research 129, no. 1 (2004): 11-19.

Foster, Rick, and Greg Hicks, How We Choose to Be Happy. New York: Putnam, 1999.

Futterman, A. D., M. E. Kemeny, D. Shapiro, W. Polonsky, and J. L. Fahey, "Immunological Variability Associated with Experimentally Induced Positive and Negative Affective States," Psychological Medicine 22, no. 1 (1992): 231-38.

Max, D. T., "Happiness 101," New York Times Magazine, January 7, 2007.

National Office of Vital Statistics of the United States (NCHS), Leading Causes of Death, 1900-1998.

Pressman, S. D., and S. Cohen, "Does Positive Affect Influence Health?" Psychological Bulletin 131, no. 6 (2005): 925-71.

CHAPTER 1: INTENTION

Ader, R., and N. Cohen, "Behaviorally Conditioned Immunosuppression," Psychosomatic Medicine 37 (1975): 333-40.

Ader, R., D. L. Felten, and N. Cohen, eds., Psychoneuroimmunology (vols. 1 and 2, 3rd ed.). San Diego: Academic Press, 2001.

Davidson, R. J., "Well-Being and Affective Style:Neural Substrates and Biobehavioural Correlates," Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London— Series B: Biological Sciences 359, no. 1449 (2004): 1395-411.

Doidge, Norman, The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science. New York: James H. Silberman Books, 2007.

Haynes, J. D., K. Sakai, G. Rees, S. Gilbert, C. Frith, and D. Passingham, "Reading Hidden Intentions in the Human Brain," Current Biology 1, no. 4 (2007): 323-28.

Jonas, Wayne B., and Cindy C. Crawford, eds. Healing, Intention and Energy Medicine: Science, Research Methods and Clinical Implications. New York: Elsevier, 2003.

Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K., L. McGuire, T. F. Robles, and R. Glaser, "Psychoneuroimmunology: Psychological Influences on Immune Function and Health," Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 70 (2002): 537-47.

Larson, C. L., H. S. Schaefer, G. J. Siegle, C. A. Jackson, M. J. Anderle, and R. J.

Davidson, "Fear Is Fast in Phobic Individuals: Amygdala Activation in Response to Fear-Relevant Stimuli," Biological Psychiatry 60, no. 4 (2006): 410-17.

Maes, M., D. R. Van Bockstaele, A. Gastel, C. Song, C. Schotte, H. Neels, I. De- Meester, S. Scharpe, and A. Janca, "The Effects of Psychological Stress on Leukocyte Subset Distribution in Humans: Evidence of Immune Activation," Neuropsychobiology 39 (1999): 1-9.

Miller, G. E., and S. Cohen, "Psychological Interventions and the Immune System: A Meta-Analytic Review and Critique," Health Psychology 20 (2001): 47-63.

Ott, M. J., R. L. Norris, and S. M. Bauer-Wu, "Mindfulness Meditation for Oncology Patients: A Discussion and Critical Review," Integrative Cancer Therapies 5, no. 2 (2001): 98-108.

Pine, D. S., "Developmental Psychobiology and Response to Threats: Relevance to Trauma in Children and Adolescents," Biological Psychiatry 53, no. 9 (2003): 796-808.

Skinner, R., R. Georgiou, P. Thornton, and N. Rothwell, "Psychoneuroimmunology of Stroke," Neurologic Clinics 24, no. 3 (2006): 561-83.

Windmann, S., and T. Kruger, "Subconscious Detection of Threat as Reflected by an Enhanced Response Bias," Consciousness & Cognition 7, no. 4 (1998): 603-33.

CHAPTER 2: ACCOUNTABILITY

Carney, R. M., K. E. Freedland, P. K. Stein, G. E. Miller, B. Steinmeyer, M. W. Rich, and S. P. Duntley, "Heart Rate Variability and Markers of Inflammation and Coagulation in Depressed Patients with Coronary Heart Disease," Journal of Psychosomatic Research 62, no. 4 (2007): 463-67.

Cousson-Gelie, F., S. Irachabal, M. Bruchon-Schweitzer, J. M. Dilhuydy, and F. Lakdja, "Dimensions of Cancer Locus of Control Scale as Predictors of Psychological Adjustment and Survival in Breast Cancer Patients," Psychological Reports 97, no. 3 (2005): 699-711.

De Faye, B. J., K. G.Wilson, S. Chater, R. A. Viola, and P. Hall, "Stress and Coping with Advanced Cancer," Palliative & Supportive Care 4, no. 3 (2006): 239-49.

Graham, J. E., T. F. Robles, J. K. Kiecolt-Glaser, W. B. Malarkey, M. G. Bissell, and R. Glaser, "Hostility and Pain Are Related to Inflammation in Older Adults," Brain, Behavior, & Immunity 20, no. 4 (2006): 389-400.

Herbert, T. B., and S. Cohen, "Stress and Immunity in Humans: A Meta-Analytic Review," Psychosomatic Medicine 55 (1993): 364-79.

Knuepfer, H., and R. Preiss, "Significance of Interleukin-6 (IL-6) in Breast Cancer" (Review), Breast Cancer Research & Treatment 102, no. 2 (2007): 129-35.

Kubacki, A., and K. Jankowski, "Victim Subculture or the 'Poor Me' Syndrome," Canadian Journal of Psychiatry—Revue Canadienne de Psychiatrie 41, no. 6 (1996): 414.

Maier, S. F., and L. R.Watkins, "Stressor Controllability, Anxiety and Serotonin," Cognitive Therapy and Research 22 (1998): 595-613.

Marmot, M., "Perception of Fairness and Heart Disease" (University College Medical School, Whitehall Study II University College London), Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health 61 (2007): 513-18.

Matthews, K. A., B. B. Gump, K. F. Harris, T. L. Haney, and J. C. Barefoot, "Hostile Behavior Predicts Cardiovascular Mortality Among Men Enrolled in the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial," Circulation 109 (2004): 66-70.

Miller, T. Q, T. W. Smith, C. W. Turner, M. L. Guijarro, and A. J. Hallet, "A Metaanalytic Review of Research on Hostility and Physical Health," Psychological Bulletin 119 (1996): 32-48.

Norra, C., E. C. Skobel, M. Arndt, and P. Schauerte, "High Impact of Depression in Heart Failure: Early Diagnosis and Treatment Options," International Journal of Cardiology XX (2007). Available online at www.sciencedirect.com. Accessed January 24, 2008.

Salomons, T. V., T. Johnstone, M. M. Backonja, and R. J. Davidson, "Perceived Controllability Modulates the Neural Response to Pain," Journal of Neuroscience 24, no. 32 (2004): 7199-203.

Steppich, B. A., P. Moog, C. Matissek, N. Wisniowski, J. Kuhle, N. Joghetaei, F. J. Neumann, A. Schomig, and I. Ott, "Cytokine Profiles and T Cell Function in Acute Coronary Syndromes," Atherosclerosis 190, no. 2 (2007): 443-51.

Thornton, L. M., B. L.Andersen, T. R. Crespin, and W. E. Carson, "Individual Trajectories in Stress Covary with Immunity During Recovery from Cancer Diagnosis and Treatments," Brain, Behavior, & Immunity 21, no. 2 (2007): 185-94.

Van Reekum, C. M., H. L. Urry, T. Johnstone, M. E. Thurow, C. J. Frye, C. A. Jackson, H. S. Schaefer, A. L. Alexander, and R. J. Davidson, "Individual Differences in Amygdala and Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Activity Are Associated with Evaluation Speed and Psychological Well-Being," Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience 19, no. 2 (2007): 237-48.

CHAPTER 3: IDENTIFICATION

Ackerman, C. J., and B. Turkoski, "Using Guided Imagery to Reduce Pain and Anxiety," Home Healthcare Nurse 18, no. 8 (2000): 524-30, 531.

Ball, T. M., D. E. Shapiro, C. J. Monheim, et al., "A Pilot Study of the Use of Guided Imagery for the Treatment of Recurrent Abdominal Pain in Children," Clinical Pediatrics (Philadelphia) 42, no. 6 (2003): 527-32.

Collins, J. A., and V. H. Rice, "Effects of Relaxation Intervention in Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation: Replication and Extension," Heart & Lung 26, no. 1 (1997): 31-44.

Epstein, G. N., J. P. Halper, E. E. M. Barrett, C. Birdsall, M. McGee, K. P. Baron, and S. Lowenstein, "A Pilot Study of Mind-Body Change in Adults with Asthma who Practice Mental Imagery," Alternative Therapies and Medicine 10, no. 4 (2004): 66-71.

Ernst, E., K. Schmidt, and M. Baum, "Complementary/Alternative Therapies for the Treatment of Breast Cancer:A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials and a Critique of Current Terminology," The Breast Journal 12, no. 6 (2006): 526-30.

Fors, E. A., H. Sexton, and K. G. Gotestam, "The Effect of Guided Imagery and Amitriptyline on Daily Fibromyalgia Pain:A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial," Journal of Psychiatric Research 36, no. 3 (2002): 179-87.

Gabbay, F. H., D. S. Krantz, W. J. Kop, S. M. Hedges, J. Klein, J. S. Gottdiener, and A. Rozanski, "Triggers of Myocardial Ischemia During Daily Life in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: Physical and Mental Activities, Anger and Smoking," Journal of the American College of Cardiology 27 (1996): 585-92.

Gruzelier, J. H., "A Review of the Impact of Hypnosis, Relaxation, Guided Imagery and Individual Differences on Aspects of Immunity and Health," Stress 5, no. 2 (2002): 147-63.

Khalsa, H. K., "Yoga:An Adjunct to Infertility Treatment," Fertility & Sterility 80, no. 4 (2003): 46-51.

Parker, T. S., and K. S. Wampler, "Changing Emotion: The Use of Therapeutic Storytelling," Journal of Marital & Family Therapy 32, no. 2 (2006): 155-66.

Reed, T., "Imagery in the Clinical Setting:A Tool for Healing," Nursing Clinics of North America 42, no. 2 (2007): 261-77.

Rossman, M. L., "Interactive Guided Imagery as a Way to Access Patient Strengths During Cancer Treatment," Integrative Cancer Therapies 1, no. 2 (2002): 162-65.

Rusy, L. M., and S. J. Weisman, "Complementary Therapies for Acute Pediatric Pain Management," Pediatric Clinics of North America 47, no. 3 (2000): 589-99.

Sobrinho, L. G., "Prolactin, Psychological Stress and Environment in Humans: Adaptation and Maladaptation," Pituitary 6, no. 1 (2003): 35-39.

Toda, M., S. Kusakabe, S. Nagasawa, K. Kitamura, and K. Morimoto, "Effect of Laughter on Salivary Endocrinological Stress Marker Chromogranin A," Biomedical Research 28, no. 2 (2007): 115-18.

Wagner, T., et al., "Placebo Effect Studies," NPR interview, August 2007.

Walco, G. A., J.W. Varni, and N. T. Ilowite, "Cognitive-Behavioral Pain Management in Children with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis," Pediatrics 89, no. 6 (1992): 1075-79.

Zachariae, R., H. Oster, P. Bjerring, et al., "Effects of Psychologic Intervention on Psoriasis: A Preliminary Report," Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 34, no. 6 (1996): 1008-15.

CHAPTER 4: CENTRALITY

Amat, J., E. Paul, C. Zarza, L. R. Watkins, and S. F. Maier, "Previous Experience with Behavioral Control Over Stress Blocks the Behavioral and Dorsal Raphe Nucleus Activating Effects of Later Uncontrollable Stress:Role of the Ventral Medial Prefrontal Cortex," Journal of Neuroscience 26, no. 51 (2006): 13264-72.

Aspinwall, L. G., "Rethinking the Role of Positive Affect in Self-Regulation," Motivation and Emotion 22 (1998): 1-32.

Berk, L. S., D. L. Felten, S. A. Tan, B. B. Bittman, and J.Westengard, "Modulation of Neuroimmune Parameters During the Eustress of Humor-Associated Mirthful Laughter," Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine 7, no. 2 (2001): 62-76.

Cahill, L., and J. L. McGaugh, "A Novel Demonstration of Enhanced Memory Associated with Emotional Arousal," Consciousness and Cognition 4 (1995): 410-21.

Cahill, L., and J. L. McGaugh, "Mechanisms of Emotional Arousal and Lasting Declarative Memory," Trends in Neurosciences 21 (1998): 294-99.

Cohen, S., C. M. Alper, W. J. Doyle, J. J. Treanor, and R. B. Turner, "Positive Emotional Style Predicts Resistance to Illness After Experimental Exposure to Rhinovirus or Influenza A Virus," Psychosomatic Medicine 68, no. 6 (2006): 809-15.

Irwin, M. R., and A. H. Miller, "Depressive Disorders and Immunity: 20 Years of Progress and Discovery," Brain, Behavior, & Immunity 21, no. 4 (2007): 374-83.

Koivumaa-Honkanen, H., R. Honkanen, H. Viinamaeki, K. Heikkila, J. Kaprio, and M. Koskenvuo, "Self-Reported Life Satisfaction and 20-Year Mortality in Healthy Finnish Adults," American Journal of Epidemiology 152 (2000): 983-91.

Lyubomirsky, S., and L. King, "The Benefits of Frequent Positive Affect: Does Happiness Lead to Success?" Psychological Bulletin 131, no. 6 (2005): 803-55.

Olson, M. B., D. S. Krantz, S. F. Kelsey, C. J. Pepine, G. Sopko, E. Handberg, W. J. Rogers, G. L. Gierach, C. K. Mcclure, and C. N. Bairey Merz, "Hostility Scores Are Associated with Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Women Undergoing Coronary Angiography: A Report from the NHLBISponsored WISE Study," Psychosomatic Medicine 67 (2005): 546-52.

Suarez, E. C., "Sex Differences in the Relation of Depressive Symptoms, Hostility, and Anger Expression to Indices of Glucose Metabolism in Nondiabetic Adults," Health Psychology 25, no. 4 (2006): 484-92.

CHAPTER 5: RECASTING

Anderson, D. E., E. J. Metter, H. Hougaku, and S. S. Najjar, "Suppressed Anger Is Associated with Increased Carotid Arterial Stiffness in Older Adults," America Journal of Hematology 19 (2006): 1129-34.

Bacon, S. L., L. L.Watkins, M. Babyak, A. Sherwood, J. Hayano, A. L. Hinderliter, et al., "Effects of Daily Stress on Autonomic Cardiac Control in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease," American Journal of Cardiology 93 (2004): 1292-94.

Cohen, S., C. M. Alper, W. J. Doyle, J. J. Treanor, and R. B. Turner, "Positive Emotional Style Predicts Resistance to Illness After Experimental Exposure to Rhinovirus or Influenza A Virus," Psychosomatic Medicine 68, no. 6 (2006): 809-15.

Green, R. C., L. A. Cupples, A. Kurz, S. Auerbach, R. Go, D. Sadovnick, R. Duara, W. A. Kukull, H. Chui, T. Edeki, P. A. Griffith, R. P. Friedland, D.

Bachman, and L. Farrer, "Depression as a Risk Factor for Alzheimer Disease: The MIRAGE Study," Archives of Neurology 60, no. 5 (2003): 753-59.

Kelley, K.W., R. M. Bluthe, R. Dantzer, J. H. Zhou, W. H. Shen, R.W. Johnson, and S. R. Broussard, "Cytokine-Induced Sickness Behavior," Brain Behavior & Immunity 17 (2003): S112-118.

Marks, I., and A. Tobena, "Learning and Unlearning Fear: A Clinical and Evolutionary Perspective," Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 14, no. 4 (1990): 365-84.

Moskowitz, A. K.," 'Scared stiff': Catatonia as an Evolutionary-Based Fear Response," Psychological Review 111, no. 4 (2004): 984-1002.

Peters, M. L., M. Sommer, J. M. de Rijke, F. Kessels, E. Heineman, J. Patijn, M. A. Marcus, J. W. Vlaeyen, and M. van Kleef, "Somatic and Psychologic Predictors of Long-Term Unfavorable Outcome After Surgical Intervention," Annals of Surgery 245, no. 3 (2007): 487-94.

Ramfelt, E., E. Severinsson, and K. Lutzen, "Attempting to Find Meaning in Illness to Achieve Emotional Coherence:The Experiences of Patients with Colorectal Cancer," Cancer Nursing 25, no. 2 (2002): 141-49.

Spiegel, D., J. R. Bloom, H. C. Kraemer, E. Gottheil, "Effect of Psychosocial Treatment on Survival of Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer," Lancet 14, no. 2 (1989): 888-91.

CHAPTER 6: OPTIONS

Bracha, H. S., "Freeze, Flight, Fight, Fright, Faint: Adaptationist Perspectives on the Acute Stress Response Spectrum," CNS Spectrums 9, no. 9 (2004): 679-85.

Davidson, P. M., K. Dracup, J. Phillips, J. Daly, and G. Padilla, "Preparing for the Worst While Hoping for the Best:The Relevance of Hope in the Heart Failure Illness Trajectory," Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 22, no. 3 (2007): 159-65.

Duggleby, W. D., L. Degner, A. Williams, K. Wright, D. Cooper, D. Popkin, and L. Holtslander, "Living with Hope: Initial Evaluation of a Psychosocial Hope Intervention for Older Palliative Home Care Patients," Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 33, no. 3 (2007): 247-57.

Giltay, E. J., M. H. Kamphuis, S. Kalmijn, F. G. Zitman, and D. Kromhout, "Dispositional Optimism and the Risk of Cardiovascular Death:The Zutphen Elderly Study," Archives of Internal Medicine 166, no. 4 (2006): 431-36.

Kivimaki, M., J. Vahtera, M. Elovainio, H. Helenius, A. Singh-Manoux, and J. Pentti, "Optimism and Pessimism as Predictors of Change in Health After Death or Onset of Severe Illness in Family," Health Psychology 24, no. 4 (2005): 413-21.

Peters, M. L., M. Sommer, J. M. de Rijke, F. Kessels, E. Heineman, J. Patijn, M.A.E. Marcus, J.W.S. Vlaeyen, and M. van Kleef, "Somatic and Psychologic Predictors of Long-Term Unfavorable Outcome After Surgical Intervention," Annals of Surgery 245, no. 3 (2007): 487-94.

Rasmussen, H. N., C. Wrosch, M. F. Scheier, and C. S. Carver, "Self-Regulation Processes and Health: The Importance of Optimism and Goal Adjustment," Journal of Personality 74 (2006): 6.

Schofield, P., D. Ball, J. G. Smith, R. Borland, P. O'Brien, S. Davis, I. Olver, G. Ryan, and D. Joseph, "Optimism and Survival in Lung Carcinoma Patients," Cancer 100, no. 6 (2004): 1276-82.

Winterling, J., E. Wasteson, B. Sidenvall, E. Sidenvall, B. Glimelius, P. O. Sjoden, and K. Nordin, "Relevance of Philosophy of Life and Optimism for Psychological Distress Among Individuals in a Stage Where Death Is Approaching," Supportive Care in Cancer 14, no. 4 (2006): 310-19.

CHAPTER 7: APPRECIATION

Arias, A. J., K. Steinberg, A. Banga, and R. L. Trestman, "Systematic Review of the Efficacy of Meditation Techniques as Treatments for Medical Illness," Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine 12, no. 8 (2006): 817-32.

Cloninger, C. R., "Spirituality and the Science of Feeling Good," Southern Medical Journal 100, no. 7 (2007): 740-43.

Ditto, B., M. Eclache, and N. Goldman, "Short-Term Autonomic and Cardiovascular Effects of Mindfulness Body Scan Meditation," Annals of Behavioral Medicine 32, no. 3 (2006): 227-34.

Hollander, E., J. Bartz, W. Chaplin, A. Phillips, J. Sumner, L. Soorya, E. Anagnostou, and S.Wasserman, "Oxytocin Increases Retention of Social Cognition in Autism," Biological Psychiatry 61 (2007): 498-503.

Kashdana, T. B., G. Uswatteb, and T. Julian, "Gratitude and Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being in Vietnam War Veterans," Behaviour Research and Therapy 44 (2006): 177-99.

Kendrick, K. M., "The Neurobiology of Social Bonds," Journal of Neuroendocrinology 16, no. 12 (2004): 1007-08.

Kiss, A., and J. D. Mikkelsen, "Oxytocin—Anatomy and Functional Assignments: A Minireview," Endocrine Regulations 39, no. 3 (2005): 97-105.

Meinlschmidt, G., and C. Heim, "Sensitivity to Intranasal Oxytocin with Early Parental Separation," Biological Psychiatry 61 (2007): 1109-11.

Rousseau, P., "Living in the Present," American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care 21, no. 6 (2004): 467-68.

Slagter, H. A., A. Lutz, L. L. Greischar, A. D. Francis, S. Nieuwenhuis, et al., "Mental Training Affects Distribution of Limited Brain Resources," PLoS Biology 5, no. 6 (2007): e138.

Toledo-Pereyra, L. H., "Gratitude," Journal of Investigative Surgery 19, no. 3 (2006): 137-40.

CHAPTER 8: GIVING

Berkman, L. F., "The Role of Social Relations in Health Promotion," Psychosomatic Medicine 57 (1995): 245-54.

Coan, J. A., H. S. Schaefer, and R. J. Davidson, "Lending a Hand: Social Regulation of the Neural Response to Threat," Psychological Science 17, no. 12 (2006): 1032-39.

Davidson, R. J., J. Kabat-Zinn, et al., "Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation," Psychosomatic Medicine 65 (2003): 564-70.

Fox, A. S., T. R. Oakes, S. E. Shelton, A. K. Converse, R. J. Davidson, and N. H. Kalin, "Calling for Help Is Independently Modulated by Brain Systems Underlying Goal-Directed Behavior and Threat Perception," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 102, no. 11 (2005): 4176-79.

Fredrickson, B. L., and R. W. Levenson, "Positive Emotions Speed Recovery from the Cardiovascular Sequelae of Negative Emotions," Cognition & Emotion 12 (1998): 191-220.

Hainsworth, J., and J. Barlow, "Volunteers' Experiences of Becoming Arthritis Self-Management Lay Leaders: 'It's Almost as If I've Stopped Aging and Started to Get Younger!'" Arthritis & Rheumatism 45, no. 4 (2001): 378-83.

Ironson, G., R. Stuetzle, and M. A. Fletcher, "An Increase in Religiousness/Spirituality Occurs After HIV Diagnosis and Predicts Slower Disease Progression Over 4 Years in People with HIV," Journal of General Internal Medicine 21, no. 5 (2006): 562-68.

Moll, J., F. Krueger, R. Zahn, M. Pardini, R. de Oliveira-Souza, and J. Grafman, "Human Fronto-Mesolimbic Networks Guide Decisions About Charitable Donation," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 103, no. 42 (2006): 15623-28.

Williams, K. D., "Ostracism," Annual Review of Psychology 58 (2007): 425-52.

CHAPTER 9: TRUTH

Abe, N., M. Suzuki, E. Mori, M. Itoh, and T. Fujii, "Deceiving Others: Distinct Neural Responses of the Prefrontal Cortex and Amygdala in Simple Fabrication and Deception with Social Interactions," Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience 19, no. 2 (2007): 287-95.

DasGupta, S., "Being John Doe Malkovich: Truth, Imagination, and Story in Medicine," Literature and Medicine 25, no. 2 (2006): 439-62.

Bond, Gary D., "Deception Detection Expertise," Law and Human Behavior 10 (2007). Available online at www.springerlink.com/content/3851143983032195. Accessed January 24, 2008.

Erdem, F., "Optimal Trust and Teamwork: From Groupthink to Teamthink," Work Study 52, no. 5 (2003): 229-33.

Haidt, J., "The New Synthesis in Moral Psychology," Science 316, no. 5827 (2007): 998-1002.

Lee, T. M., H. L. Liu, L. H. Tan, C. C. Chan, S. Mahankali, C. M. Feng, J. Hou, P. T. Fox, and J. Gao, "Lie Detection by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging," Human Brain Mapping 15, no. 3 (2002): 157-64.