Relational psychophysiology: Lessons from mother-nfant physiology research on dyadically expanded states of consciousness

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 619-632

  Ham, Jacob ^a   Tronick, Ed ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Philosophical theoretical issues in therapy research; Technology in psychotherapy research and training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CONSCIOUSNESS; CRYING; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; STANDARD;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; CONSCIOUSNESS; CRYING; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESPIRATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77953161408     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300802609672     Document Type: Article

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