Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Wallace, Patricia Hatch, 1970-

Description

1. 1 online resource (xxix, 284 p.)

Uniform title

1. Cutting and the pedagogy of self-disclosure (Online)

Alternative title

1. Cutting and the pedagogy of self-disclosure (Online)

Subject

1. Self-injurious behavior
2. College students -- Mental health
3. College students' writings
4. Mental illness in literature
5. Self-disclosure

Contents

1. Feminist perspectives : self-injurious behavior among women -- Theories and diagnoses : a closer look -- My history as a cutter : losing self-esteem -- Kettlewell, OCD, and me : keeping one's beasts at bay -- Cutting influences : peer pressure and out-of-control lives -- Cutting literature : "high school may not be the place for books like these" --
2. The contagion effect : "teachers ought to be careful in what they assign" -- Minimizing the risks of personal writing : the empathic classroom -- Attachment theory and self-disclosure : strengthening the teacher-student bond -- Cutting in the classroom : Paula, Ralph, Judy, Christine, and Cordelia -- "Falling in love with cutting" : Maryann and Paige -- Writing about cutting : contagion or inoculation -- "I was committing a crime against my body, against women."

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-275) and index.

Access (note)

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Author

1. Berman, Jeffrey, 1945-

Title

1. Cutting and the pedagogy of self-disclosure [electronic resource] / Jeffrey Berman, Patricia Hatch Wallace.

Imprint

1. Amherst [Mass.] : University of Massachusetts Press, c2007.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-275) and index.

Access

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Connect to:

1. Available from home with a valid library card
2. Available onsite at NYPL

Added author

1. Wallace, Patricia Hatch, 1970-

LCCN

1. 2007032768