Hurt feelings
Subtitle: theory, research, and applications in intimate relationships
By: Luciano L'Abate
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 419
ISBN-13: 9780521193641
Subjects: Interpersonal relations; Intimacy (Psychology); Pain
Description: 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 anti-social 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-390) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The nature of hurt feelings: what is intimacy?; title: Hurts: the avoided feelings; title: The origins of hurt feelings; title: The developmental socialization of hurt feelings; title: Hurt feelings in the family; title: The discovery of hurt feelings: the pioneers; title: Biological processes underlying hurt feelings: with special attention to neural mechanisms; title: Gender and individual differences in hurt feelings; title: Cultural differences in hurt feelings; title: The psychopathology of hurt feelings: influences on physical and mental health; title: Sharing social support: self-help, health promotion, and prevention of mental illness; title: Psychotherapy: sharing hurt feelings and fears of being hurt; title: Hurt feelings: a construct in search of a theory.