Minding The Body

Author : Alessandra Lemma
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131763733X
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Minding the Body written by Alessandra Lemma and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-08-13 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Minding the Body: The Body in Psychoanalysis and Beyond outlines the value of a psychoanalytic approach to understanding the body and its vicissitudes and for addressing these in the context of psychoanalytic psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. The chapters cover a broad but esoteric range of subjects that are not often discussed within psychoanalysis such as the function of breast augmentation surgery, the psychic origins of hair, the use made of the analyst’s toilet, transsexuality and the connection between dermatological conditions and necrophilic fantasies. The book also reaches ‘beyond the couch’ to consider the nature of reality television makeover show. The book is based on the Alessandra Lemma’s extensive clinical experience as a psychoanalyst and psychologist working in a range of public and private health care settings with patients for whom the body is the primary presenting problem or who have made unconscious use of the body to communicate their psychic pain. Minding the Body draws on detailed clinical examples that vividly illustrate how the author approaches these clinical presentations in the consulting room and, as such, provides insights to the practicing clinician that will support their attempts at formulating patients’ difficulties psychoanalytically and for how to helps such patients. It will be essential reading for psychoanalysts, psychologists, psychiatrists, mental health workers, academics and literary readers interested in the body, sexuality and gender.

Author : Donald A. Bakal
Publisher : Guilford Press
ISBN 13 : 9781572306615
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Minding the Body written by Donald A. Bakal and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2001-01-05 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is growing scientific evidence that how we experience our bodies can powerfully influence whether we get sick, how we get sick, and how we manage illness. Somatic awareness--the ability to perceive, interpret, and act on the basis of internal bodily sensations--is at the cutting edge of the mind-body interface. Such awareness is a key factor in many forms of self-regulatory therapy, including relaxation and biofeedback. Grounded in the existing research, this book identifies the somatic experiences associated with health and well-being and describes how awareness of these states can be a powerful clinical tool. Integrating empirical data, case examples, and pointers for practice, Bakal uses a psychobiological framework to build a much-needed bridge between traditional and alternative health care approaches. The book first enumerates the physiological, cognitive, and emotional variables that underlie internal bodily experience, presenting research that closely links specific subjective states to improved health and healing. Somatization symptoms are then shown to result from an insufficient awareness of inner physical states: Many individuals only "notice" the body when their reactions reach symptomatic or illness levels. Bakal describes the clinical applications of these findings for such anxiety- and pain-related disorders as migraine, unexplained dizziness and shortness of breath, benign chest pain, and asthma. Thought-provoking findings on placebos and self-regulation are discussed, and the book suggests ways that somatic awareness may enable patients to actively harness the placebo effect and achieve significant symptom control. Broadening the scope of the discussion to include immune system illnesses, Bakal shows how reducing bodily tension, fatigue, and stress through somatic awareness may play a significant role in the clinical management of arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and cancer. The book's final chapter looks at therapeutic touch, biofeedback, and breathing retraining. A brief overview of each modality is provided, and general principles are delineated for how patients can be guided to develop and use conscious awareness of somatic states to promote their physical well-being. Synthesizing scientific data from many different areas of research, the book makes the dimensions of somatic awareness understandable to clinicians in a range of settings. Its clear, accessible style will enhance its appeal to a broad audience of health psychologists, behavioral medicine specialists, and other mental health and medical professionals interested in holistic health care approaches.

Author : Joan Borysenko
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 145877998X
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Minding the Body, Mending the Mind (Large Print 16pt) written by Joan Borysenko and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on Dr. Borysenko's groundbreaking work nearly twenty years ago at the Mind/Body Clinic in Boston, Minding the Body, Mending the Mind continues to be a classic in the field, with time-tested tips on how to take control of your own physical and emotional wellbeing. The clinic's dramatic success with thousands of patients-with conditions ranging from allergies to cancer-offers vivid proof of the effectiveness of the mind/body approach to health and its power to transform your life. Here are tips on how to elicit the mind's powerful relaxation response to boost your immune system, cope with chronic pain, and alleviate symptoms of a host of stress-related illnesses. Updated with the recent developments in the field, the new edition is a must-have for anyone interested in taking an active role in healing himself or herself.

Author : Jason M. Satterfield
Publisher : Treatments That Work
ISBN 13 : 0195341643
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Minding the Body Workbook written by Jason M. Satterfield and published by Treatments That Work. This book was released on 2008 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having a serious illness can be incredibly difficult, especially when there is no cure. As your disease progresses, not only your physical health, but your entire well-being may be affected. Unfortunately, most of your medical care may only treat your body. However, there are things that you and your health care team can do to help you feel better as a whole person. This collaborative, skill-based program will teach you practical techniques to help you cope with your illness and the stress of everyday life. You will learn strategies to improve your mood and deal with feelings of anxiety, depression, or anger. Social support is key to successful coping and you may need to strengthen your relationships, especially with caregivers. It is also important to work with your medical team and develop more effective ways to manage your symptoms. You will set goals regarding your care as well as your quality of life. In addition, you may choose to explore your spirituality and practice tools that promote personal growth. Your facilitator will work with you to tailor the program to your individual needs. This workbook includes user-friendly forms to help you apply the content of the sessions to your personal situation. At the end of this program, you will have a new set of hands-on skills to master as you continue to grow. TreatmentsThatWorkTM represents the gold standard of behavioral healthcare interventions! · All programs have been rigorously tested in clinical trials and are backed by years of research · A prestigious scientific advisory board, led by series Editor-In-Chief David H. Barlow, reviews and evaluates each intervention to ensure that it meets the highest standard of evidence so you can be confident that you are using the most effective treatment available to date · Our books are reliable and effective and make it easy for you to provide your clients with the best care available · Our corresponding workbooks contain psychoeducational information, forms and worksheets, and homework assignments to keep clients engaged and motivated · A companion website (www.oup.com/us/ttw) offers downloadable clinical tools and helpful resources · Continuing Education (CE) Credits are now available on select titles in collaboration with PsychoEducational Resources, Inc. (PER)

Author : Patricia Foster
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307794741
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Minding the Body written by Patricia Foster and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2011-05-18 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mulitcultural anthology of fiction and non-fiction literary narratives which addresses the psychological and political aspects of a woman's body in today's culture. An important and much-needed book for women who seek to understand their bodies and find independent, imaginative ways to cope with aging, beauty expectations beauty expectations, and ethnic comparisons.

Author : Susan Hrach
Publisher : Teaching and Learning in Highe
ISBN 13 : 9781949199987
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Minding Bodies written by Susan Hrach and published by Teaching and Learning in Highe. This book was released on 2021-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens to teaching when you consider the whole body (and not just "brains on sticks")?

Author : Joan Z. Borysenko, Ph.D.
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1401933068
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Power of the Mind to Heal written by Joan Z. Borysenko, Ph.D. and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 1995-03-07 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors have intergrated their considerable knowledge of medicine, metaphysics, spirituality, and alternative forms of healing into a beautiful book that reveals how we can use the amazing power of the mind to heal the physical and emotional ailments that afflict us. This is truly a transformational work!

Author : Frédérique de Vignemont
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192536680
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mind the Body written by Frédérique de Vignemont and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-26 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mind the Body provides the first comprehensive treatment of bodily awareness and of the sense of bodily ownership, combining philosophical analysis with recent experimental results from cognitive science. Our own body seems to be the object that we know the best for we constantly receive a flow of internal information about it. Yet bodily awareness has attracted little attention in the literature, possibly because it seems reducible to William James's description of a 'feeling of the same old body always there'. But it is not true that our body always feels so familiar. In particular, puzzling neurological disorders and new bodily illusions raise a wide range of questions about the relationship between the body and the self. Although most of the time we experience our body as our own, it is possible to report feeling parts of our body as alien. It is also possible to experience extraneous objects, such as prosthetic hands, as our own. Hence, what makes us feel this particular body as our own? The fact that we feel sensations there? The fact that we can voluntarily move it? Or the fact that we need to care about it to survive? De Vignemont argues that to answer these questions, we need a better understanding of the various aspects of bodily self-awareness, including the spatiality of bodily sensations, their multimodality, their role in social cognition, and their relation to action and self-defence.

Author : Joan Borysenko
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0759520828
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guilt is the Teacher, Love is the Lesson written by Joan Borysenko and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2001-03-15 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of the bestselling Minding the Body, Mending the Mind, offers a compassionate, healing guide for overcoming the devastating effects of guilt.

Author : Julie Cheville
Publisher : Boynton/Cook
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Minding the Body written by Julie Cheville and published by Boynton/Cook. This book was released on 2001 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dispelling the myth that language is the sole determiner of thought, Cheville explores the implications of academic settings that ignore or devalue the conceptual significance of the body.