The Psychology of Beauty: Creation of a Beautiful Self

The Psychology of Beauty: Creation of a Beautiful Self
ISBN-10
0765708426
ISBN-13
9780765708427
Category
Aesthetics
Pages
173
Language
English
Published
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Author
Ellen Sinkman

Description

This book 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 desire to be beautiful. This book considers definitions of beauty, gender identity themes, and origins of beauty in the mother-infant relationship."

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