Teasing: Innocent Fun or Sadistic Malice?

by Linda Sones Feinberg

We have all been on the giving and receiving end of teasing. Friendly, playful teasing helps us to alleviate anxiety, to cope, to play and to exercise our wits. Teasing can even improve relationships at work and at home. However, teasing can be a serious problem when done in a compulsive or sadistic manner. In some cases, teasing has even led to murder. In Teasing, the first book on the subject, psychotherapist Linda Sones Feinberg gives readers an understanding of what can be fun or be one of life's most tormenting experiences.

264 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1996

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 1 out of 5]

Considering its histrionic title, one might think this thing was going to be some sort of shocking expose of bullying and harassment. But no; what it is is a wildly unfocused, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach to every possible meaning of the word "tease", and every possible context of teasing one might encounter (say, flirting, advertising, marketing, all the way to harassment/bullying). It's overuse of the title word screams for a thesaurus.