A Diagnostic Classification of the Emotions

An unprecedented innovation in terms of research into the emotions, each of the eight major categories of ethical/emotional terms is coded within a master three-digit coding system, a comprehensive format encompassing 1,040 individual terms. This master system schematically encompasses each of the major listings of virtues, values, and vices specified within the Western ethical tradition. Far from remaining a purely academic exercise, this general system addresses many issues of critical import to human society: including criminality, hypercriminality, and mental illness. Perhaps the greatest potential for this master coding system resides in its all-inclusive nature, accounting for virtually every major category of affective language existent within the literature.

A Pulitzer Prize nominated author, John LaMuth has applied his Masters Degree in Counseling to the cause of Character Education, including a Private Practice in Mediation Counseling in the Southern California area. In his latest release, John seeks to share his years of experience in the mental health field with the aim of focusing attention on issues of such critical public concern.