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Gabor Maté

When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2003

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Essay Topics

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Consider the case study of the relationship between Betty and her daughter, Barbara Ellen, in Chapter 6. According to Maté’s arguments, what could Betty have done differently as a parent to avoid contributing to Barbara Ellen’s internalized patterns of repression?

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The complexity of the human body necessitates medical specializations. What is a risk, according to Maté, of physicians’ narrow focus on the physical elements of a patient, in terms of understanding disease onset and treatment?

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What does the disrupted HPA axis functioning in Holocaust survivors’ adult children suggest about the generational role of inherited tendencies toward anxiety? Does Maté suggest that this is a function of “nature,” “nurture,” or some combination of both?

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