Theatres of the Body
| Author | : Joyce McDougall |
| Publisher | : Free Association Books |
| Total Pages | : 183 |
| Release | : 1989-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1853431079 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781853431074 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Theatres of the Body by : Joyce McDougall
Download or read book Theatres of the Body written by Joyce McDougall and published by Free Association Books. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: McDougall looks at people who react to psychological distress through somatic manifestations, and at the psychosomatic potential of individuals in those moments when habitual psychological ways of coping are overwhelmed, and the body pantomimes the mind's distress.