Minding the Body
Donald A. Bakal
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Description for Minding the Body
Paperback. Examines the nature of somatic awareness and evaluates its clinical utility. Integrating holistic and traditional health care considerations, chapters describe how mental health medical practioners can help patients harness "the placebo effect" and other inner resources for healing. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: MMJ; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
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, ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Guilford Publications United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781572306615
SKU
V9781572306615
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Ref
99-15
About Donald A. Bakal
Donald Bakal, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, and a geriatric clinical consultant with the Calgary Regional Health Authority. Widely published in the fields of behavioral medicine and health psychology, he is well known for his psychobiological model of chronic headache disorders.
Reviews for Minding the Body
This excellent book offers a sophisticated, clinically oriented look at the mind-body relationship. Bakal succeeds in usefully defining somatic awareness, and convincingly demonstrates the importance of the topic. This book could have a significant effect on psychological and medical practice.
Charles Swencionis, PhD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine At long last, a scholarly book about somatic awareness has ... Read more
Charles Swencionis, PhD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine At long last, a scholarly book about somatic awareness has ... Read more