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Autore |
Nelson Judith Kay <1941-, > |
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Titolo |
What made Freud laugh : an attachment perspective on laughter / / [Judith Kay Nelson] |
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New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-24379-8 |
1-283-58707-6 |
9786613899521 |
0-203-10326-2 |
1-136-24380-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (221 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Laughter |
Attachment behavior |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. A theory of laughter -- pt. 2. Laughter in infancy -- pt. 3. Laughter in childhood and adolescence -- pt. 4. Laughter in adulthood -- pt. 5. Transcendent laughter. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In her characteristically engaging style, Nelson explores a topic that has fascinated and frustrated scholars for centuries. Initially drawn to the meaning of laughter through her decades of work studying crying from an attachment perspective, Nelson argues that laughter is based in the attachment system, which explains much about its confusing and apparently contradictory qualities. Laughter may represent connection or detachment. It can invite closeness, or be a barrier to it. Some laughter helps us cope with stress, other laughter may serve as a defense and represent resistance to growt |
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