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In this article, why have we lost the need for physical touch? Psychology today. The authors postulated the role of non sexual human physical touch and its importance in many aspects of our lives. Non sexual human physical touch impacts greatly on behaviors, health and emotions. The researchers also stated the influence of morden technology on our youths and the consequences associated with the deprivation of physical contact in schools and workplaces.
I vehemently agree with the authors of this article as touch is a sense that is often forgotten but is also vital in the way we understand and experience the world. Touch, one of the five senses, it is defined as the act you do when you hold, caress, feel or otherwise encounter something with your hand. Physical touch, especially the loving kind is, crucial in developing a child social behaviors and skills. The article from the In-Depth Report. Mother Baby Bond. “The stark institutional isolation prevalent in the orphanages of some countries might have mostly melted away decades ago, but many babies and young children all over the world still grow up in environments where touch and emotional engagement are lacking. Many children who have not had ample physical and emotional attention are at higher risk for behavioral, emotional and social problems as they grow up.” Thus, children who were brought up in loving homes where they were touched with affection which includes hugs, kisses cuddles, are more responsive to any type of physical touch and are drawn to it, on the contrary those individuals who were deprived of that physical touch or was touched negatively for instance abused may be more resistant to any type of physical touch and may grow up being violent and a juvenile delinquent. Research done by James W. Prescott stated that “The origins of violence in society were related to the lack of mother child- bonding.”
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