Seeing Through Tears: Crying and Attachment - Softcover

Nelson, Judith Kay

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415949688 ISBN 13: 9780415949682

Publisher: Routledge, 2005

Synopsis

Seeing Through Tears is a groundbreaking examination of crying behavior and the meaning behind our tears. Drawing from attachment theory and her own original research, Judith Nelson presents an exciting new view of crying as a part of our inborn equipment for establishing and maintaining emotional connections. In a comprehensive look at crying through the life cycle, this insightful volume presents a novel theoretical framework before offering useful and practical advice for dealing with this most fundamental of human behaviors.

About this title

Product Description:

In this examination of crying behavior and the meaning of tears, attachment theory and original research is analyzed to present a thorough look at crying through the life cycle, and practical advice concerning this fundamental behaviour.

About the Author:

Judith Kay Nelson Ph.D. is a psychotherapist, teacher and writer. She has written extensively about crying and attachment and has lectured on this topic to professional and general audiences in the United States and Europe. She teaches clinical theory at the California Institute for Clinical Social Work and maintains a private practice in Berkeley, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0415949688
• ISBN 13: 9780415949682
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256