BookBarbara Klein, Stephen A. Hart, and Jacqueline M. Martinez.
Summary: "New Understanding of Twin Relationships takes a phenomenological approach to exploring how twin attachment and estrangement are critical to understanding the push and pull of closely entwined personal relationships. Based on the research expertise of each of the authors (all identical twins in their own right), and vignettes from twins across the globe, this book describes the inner workings of the twin-world, showing how the twin-world creates experiences that are often more intense and intricately textured than those in the singleton-world. Chapters debunk myths surrounding twinship and analyze the developmental stages of the twin relationship as well as the effect of being a twin on one's mental health. The editors articulate how attachment, separation anxiety, loneliness, estrangement and the subjective experience of the twin and non-twin "other" impact behavior, thinking, and feeling. Through its careful study of the many psychological challenges that twins face throughout their lifetime, this text will help psychologists, scholars, and clinicians attain a deeper understanding of all interpersonal relationships"-- Provided by publisher
Contents:
Introduction / Barbara Klein, Stephan A. Hart, and Jacqueline M. Martinez
Myth, fantasy, and reality : the challenges twins face sharing their early lives and growing apart / Barbara Klein
The study of twin experience as twins : a phenomenological approach / Jacqueline M. Martinez
Communicative intricacies of the twin-world and twin-identities / Jacqueline M. Martinez
Parenting : the critical determinant of twin-attachment and mental health in twins / Barbara Klein
Developmental changes in twin relationships / Barbara Klein
"Alone without the mirror" I : humans, twins, and loneliness / Stephan A. Hart
"Alone without the mirror" II : twins, separation, and chronic twin-loneliness / Stephan A. Hart
"In the hall of mirrors" : twins living in the non-twin-world / Stephan A. Hart
Twin estrangement, significant others, and the relational matrices of the twin-world / Jacqueline M. Martinez
Can twins be alone in the mirror? : psychotherapy for twins / Barbara Klein
Conclusion / Barbara Klein, Stephan A. Hart, and Jacqueline M. Martinez.