| Do Mothers Dream of Electric Babies?: The Importance of Emotional Bonds for Growing, Nurturing, and Educating Contributor(s): Mieli, Giuliana (Author) |
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ISBN: 1782203532 ISBN-13: 9781782203537 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $40.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Psychiatry - Child & Adolescent - Psychology | Clinical Psychology - Psychology | Developmental - Child |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6" W x 9" (0.78 lbs) 244 pages |
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| Publisher Description: We live in a society that ignores and disregards attachment needs and feelings. Starting from this consideration, the author describes the stages of human emotional development in a lucid narrative which is both scientifically rigorous and grounded in clinical examples. Mieli critically investigates the origins of a specific weariness towards feelings which is reflected in the history of Western philosophy and science, resulting in a cultural disregard of emotional needs. The book powerfully suggests that if undeterred, this disregard may lead to severe consequences for the future of our society. Research compellingly shows that responding to fundamental emotional needs is a psycho-biological requirement necessary for human wellbeing and survival itself. Mieli contends that its oversight has a counterpart in the dramatic rise of mental distress in contemporary society, as well as in the difficulties that are increasingly encountered around maternity, fertility, and parenting. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mieli, Giuliana: - Giuliana Mieli is a doctor in Theoretical Philosophy and Clinical Psychology. After working in the first mental health community services in the 1970s, she has been a consultant in the maternity wards of Saint Gerardo Hospital (Monza) and at Saint Giuseppe Hospital (Milan) in Italy. Aside from clinical practice, she has dedicated herself to the psycho-education of medical and paramedical staff in various local health centers, and to training and supervising freshly graduated clinical psychologists and psychotherapists. She currently lives and works in Florence. |