Hurt feelings : theory, research, and applications in intimate relationships / Luciano L'Abate.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

L'Abate, Luciano, 1928- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intimacy (Psychology).

Pain.

Interpersonal relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 419 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hurt feelings are universal and are present in human beings as well as in animals. These feelings are usually avoided by human beings and overlooked by the scientific and professional mental health communities. Yet, if unresolved and not shared with loved ones and professionals, they tend to fester in our bodies and effect our functioning. If not expressed and shared with caring others, anger, sadness and fear are at the bottom of mental illness. Developmentally, each of these feelings respectively gives rise to antisocial acts, depression and severe mental illness. This book suggests that instead of traditional one-on-one, face-to-face, conversation-based interventions, distance writing will allow mental health professionals to assign interactive practice exercises specifically focused on hurt feelings.

Contents:

The nature of hurt feelings: what is intimacy?

Hurts: the avoided feelings

The origins of hurt feelings

The developmental socialization of hurt feelings

Hurt feelings in the family

The discovery of hurt feelings: the pioneers

Biological processes underlying hurt feelings: with special attention to neural mechanisms

Gender and individual differences in hurt feelings

Cultural differences in hurt feelings

The psychopathology of hurt feelings: influences on physical and mental health

Sharing social support: self-help, health promotion, and prevention of mental illness

Psychotherapy: sharing hurt feelings and fears of being hurt

Hurt feelings: a construct in search of a theory.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-107-22328-8

1-139-17919-5

1-283-37802-7

1-139-18873-9

9786613378026

1-139-04301-3

1-139-18745-7

1-139-19004-0

1-139-18282-X

1-139-18514-4

OCLC:

782876911