LEADER 03666oam 2200661K 450 001 9910787941603321 005 20231002233430.0 010 $a0-262-32065-7 010 $a0-262-32064-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000570905 035 $a(OCoLC)893439551 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10953512 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001348412 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12437641 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001348412 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11372234 035 $a(PQKB)10385286 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3339875 035 $a(OCoLC)893439551$z(OCoLC)961580302$z(OCoLC)993688744$z(OCoLC)1003775670$z(OCoLC)1055407887$z(OCoLC)1066662473$z(OCoLC)1081296309 035 $a(OCoLC-P)893439551 035 $a(MaCbMITP)9959 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3339875 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10953512 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL650878 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000570905 100 $a20141020d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTouch /$fTiffany Field 205 $aSecond edition. 210 4$dİ2014 210 1$aCambridge, Massachusetts :$cThe MIT Press,$d[2014] 215 $a1 online resource (263 p.) 300 $a"A Bradford book." 311 $a0-262-52659-X 311 $a1-322-19598-6 327 $aTouch hunger -- Touch as communication -- Touch in early development -- Touch deprivation -- Touch messages to the brain -- Touch therapies -- Infant massage -- Massage therapy for children, adolescents, and adults -- afterward. 330 $aAlthough the therapeutic benefits of touch have become increasingly clear, American society, claims Tiffany Field, is dangerously touch-deprived. Many schools have "no touch" policies; the isolating effects of Internet-driven work and life can leave us hungry for tactile experience. In this book Field explains why we may need a daily dose of touch. 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 about the world throughout infancy and well into childhood. Touch is critical, too, for adults' physical and mental health. Field describes studies showing that touch therapy can benefit everyone, from premature infants to children with asthma to patients with conditions that range from cancer to eating disorders. This second edition of Touch, revised and updated with the latest research, reports on new studies that show the role of touch in early development, in communication (including the reading of others' emotions), in personal relationships and even in sports. It describes the physiological and biological effects of touch, including areas of the brain affected by touch and the effects of massage therapy on prematurity, attentiveness, depression, pain and immune functions. Touch has been shown to have positive effects on growth, brain waves, breathing and heart rate, and to decrease stress and anxiety. As Field makes clear, we enforce our society's touch taboo at our peril. 606 $aTouch$xPsychological aspects 606 $aTouch$xTherapeutic use 606 $aMassage therapy 610 $aCOGNITIVE SCIENCES/Psychology/Cognitive Psychology 610 $aNEUROSCIENCE/General 610 $aBIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General 615 0$aTouch$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aTouch$xTherapeutic use. 615 0$aMassage therapy. 676 $a152.1/82 700 $aField$b Tiffany$013658 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787941603321 996 $aTouch$93779919 997 $aUNINA