LEADER 03004nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910786020203321 005 20230803025257.0 010 $a1-283-91298-8 010 $a0-7657-0844-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000329054 035 $a(EBL)1104457 035 $a(OCoLC)845249189 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000784082 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12406311 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000784082 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10761140 035 $a(PQKB)10743134 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1104457 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1104457 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10640376 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL422548 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000329054 100 $a20121025d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe psychology of beauty$b[electronic resource] $ecreation of a beautiful self /$fEllen Sinkman 210 $aLanham $cJason Aronson$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (189 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4422-3819-4 311 $a0-7657-0842-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aTable of Contents; Acknowledgments; The Psychology of Beauty; 1 Pygmalion and His Living Sculpture; 2 Prehistoric and Literary Eras; 3 Ordinary Beauty and Timeless Fantasies; 4 Re-birth, Transformation, or Growth; 5 The Misplaced Therapist; 6 Reaching Farther for a Pygmalion Experience; 7 Perverse Sadomasochistic Aspects in the Urge to Become Beautiful; 8 The Intersection of the Biology and Psychology of Beauty; 9 Understanding the Invisibility of Beauty In Clinical Work; 10 Doing Versus Talking in Clinical Work; 11 Creating Beauty; 12 Variations on Definitions of Beauty 327 $a13 Beauty, Gender Identity, and Primary Femininity14 Origins and Endings of Beauty; References; Index; About the Author 330 $aThe Psychology of Beauty: Creation of a Beautiful Self, by Ellen Sinkman, LCSW, addresses the vital importance of beauty, its sources, and manifestations in everyone's lives-including psychotherapy patients. During psychotherapy, patients manifest or defend against the strong desire to be beautiful. This book considers definitions of beauty, gender identity themes, and origins of beauty in the mother-infant relationship. It investigates ugliness, sado-masochistic beauty pursuits, 606 $aAesthetics$xPsychological aspects 606 $aBeauty, Personal$xPsychological aspects 606 $aBody image 606 $aSelf-perception 615 0$aAesthetics$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aBeauty, Personal$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aBody image. 615 0$aSelf-perception. 676 $a616.89 700 $aSinkman$b Ellen$f1946-$01496894 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786020203321 996 $aThe psychology of beauty$93721812 997 $aUNINA