Embodiment: Clinical, Critical and Cultural Perspectives on Health and IllnessMcGraw-Hill Education (UK), 2004 M09 16 - 224 pages This is the first book to explore the idea of embodiment across a wide range of clinical contexts. Adopting a critical and cultural perspective, the book stresses the importance of understanding people through their lived experiences and constructions of their own body.The book:
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Contents
Chapter 01 Body plasticity | 1 |
Chapter 02 Sensing self | 25 |
Chapter 03 Somatic complaints | 48 |
Chapter 04 Body sculpturing | 84 |
Chapter 05 Illusory body experiences | 109 |
Chapter 06 Enabling technologies | 138 |
Chapter 07 Forms of embodiment | 170 |
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Back cover | 208 |
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Embodiment: Clinical, Critical and Cultural Perspectives on Health and Illness Malcolm MacLachlan No preview available - 2004 |
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