About this title: Hysteriaathe tormenting of the body by the troubled mindais among the most pervasive of human disorders; yet, at the same time, it is the most elusive. Freudas recognition that hysteria stemmed from traumas in the patientas past transformed the way we think about sexuality. "Studies in Hysteria" is one of the founding texts of psychoanalysis, revolutionizing our understanding of love, desire, and the human psyche. As full of compassionate human interest as of scientific insight, these case histories are also remarkable, revelatory works of literature.
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Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 2004-06-29
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Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Date Published: 2004-06-18
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Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 2004
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Publisher: Beacon Press
Date Published: 1964
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Publisher: Penguin Group Usa
Date Published: 2004
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York Basic Harper 1957.
Date Published: 1957
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Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 2004-06-29
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Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
Date Published: 1996
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Beacon Press, Boston
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"I believe I saw the excellent Montgomery Cliff movie about Freud and some of the work which led Breuer and himself to publish Studies on Hysteria prior to first reading the book in seminary. Then, later, at Loyola, I reread the book in the Standard Edition given here.
There are few books as historically important towards an understanding of the development of psychotherapeutics in general and of depth psychology in particular as Studies on Hysteria. Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams is important also, but neither as fun to read nor as exciting as Studies. Portrayed here are the insights which led Freud to develop the psychoanalytic discipline."
"Hysteria is one of those concepts that has just taken hold in my head. I refer to it often when talking or writing about art or social ills / structures. What doesn't work for me is Freud's deferment to the individual... that the individual body must not only bear the burden of a malformed social structure but the blame as well.
I think it would be more accurate to say that a collection of individual bodies (in Freud's era, they would be female) perform the symptoms of patriarchy. I mean, many of his patients were exhibiting the same symptoms. And now in our society, where are the hysterics? Hysteria takes on different articulations as appropriate to its own time and traumas. Psychological disorders are manifest according to what "makes sense" in any particular era. Anna O. style hysteria is no longer fashionable. This says to me that these "illnesses" are not diseases of the individual mind but of the system."
"So far so good - I mean, I don't agree with most of his theory since he always positions women as secondary and bases women's issues on repressed sexuality, but that's why I like the book - it is helping me come up with a theory to bash his to bits. Rock on!"
"classified as nonfiction though freud haters would beg to differ. while not a fanboy i do appreciate the work he and breuer did. fascinatingly enough it is the comment of the first case study patient that i think sums up the underlying benefit of psychology. she called it "talk therapy". and i think she was right. freud and breuer cracked the door open on virtually taboo topics and this included the emotional life as well as the sexual life of the individual. that being said the most useful contribution is that of having a neutral, nonjudgmental outside party reflect yourself back. this can be invaluable for those suffering from long term psychological trauma and all the repercussions that seem to automatically follow. having said that, while i havent found much in freud personally useful it is fun to apply his system to myself and the world around me, just to see what happens. the other interesting note for myself here is my complete lack of interest in jung. you would think with the incredibly large amount of spirituality hovering in the background i would be all over some jungian concepts. but frankly i prefer the blunt attempt at materialism that freud makes with his approach. jung is too much like skating around death, around the material with some large Other. bouncing chemicals and atoms make more sense to me most days."
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