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The Disinhabited Body: A Somatic View Of Personality Development And Psychotherapy, Mecca Antonia Burns
The Disinhabited Body: A Somatic View Of Personality Development And Psychotherapy, Mecca Antonia Burns
Theses
The body's role in personality development. and psychotherapy :is investigated. The "mind/body split" which pervades our culture prevents us from fully experiencing bodily sensation.
This phenomenon is deeply rooted in the psychophysical dualism postulated by Descartes, and chapter one inquires into the reasons why his theories took hold so firmly. There is a prevailing tendency to treat mind and body as separate entities, and I examine the reasons for this. The emotions appear to be a link between body and mind, but this is specifically where resistance can enter in.
In chapter two, we look at the process in terms …