touch, warmth, and comfort over sustenance.

Categories

Heslin outlines five haptic categories:; Functional/professional : expresses task-orientation; Social/polite: expresses ritual interaction; Friendship/warmth : expresses idiosyncratic relationship; Love/intimacy : expresses emotional attachment; Sexual/arousal : expresses sexual intent

The intent of a touch is not always exclusive and touching can evolve to each one of Heslin's categories.

Functional/professional

Managers should know the effectiveness

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