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An essay on the importance of touch to children's growth and development and to the physical and mental well-being of people of all ages. The first sensory input in life comes from the sense of touch while a baby is still in the womb, and touch continues to be the primary means of learning abou...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Field, Tiffany
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2001.
©2001
Series:Bradford Bks.
Subjects:
Touch > Psychological aspects.
Touch > Therapeutic use.
Massage therapy.
Therapeutic Touch
Massage
Toucher > Aspect psychologique.
Toucher > Emploi en thérapeutique.
Massothérapie.
PSYCHOLOGY > Physiological Psychology.
COGNITIVE SCIENCES/Psychology/Cognitive Psychology
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Touch hunger
  • 2. Touch as communication
  • 3. Touch in development
  • 4. Touch deprivation-- 5. Touch messages to the brain
  • 6. Touch therapies
  • 7. Infant massage
  • 8. Massage therapy for children, adolescents, and adults.

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