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Beschreibung

Hysteria, one of the most diagnosed conditions in human history, is also one of the most problematic. Can it even be said to exist at all? Since the earliest medical texts people have had something to say about 'feminine complaints'. Over the centuries, theorisations of the root causes have lurched from the physiological to the psychological to the socio-political. Thanks to its dual association with femininity and with fakery, the notion of hysteria inevitably provokes questions about women, men, sex, bodies, minds, culture, happiness and unhappiness. To some, it may seem extraordinary that such a contested diagnosis could continue to merit any mention whatsoever. Hysteria Today is a collection of essays whose purpose is to reopen the case for hysteria and to see what relevance, if any, the term may have within contemporary clinical practice.

Hysteria, one of the most diagnosed conditions in human history, is also one of the most problematic. Can it even be said to exist at all? Since the earliest medical texts people have had something to say about 'feminine complaints'. Over the centuries, theorisations of the root causes have lurched from the physiological to the psychological to the socio-political. Thanks to its dual association with femininity and with fakery, the notion of hysteria inevitably provokes questions about women, men, sex, bodies, minds, culture, happiness and unhappiness. To some, it may seem extraordinary that such a contested diagnosis could continue to merit any mention whatsoever. Hysteria Today is a collection of essays whose purpose is to reopen the case for hysteria and to see what relevance, if any, the term may have within contemporary clinical practice.

Über den Autor
Anouchka Grose
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction , Hysterics today , Hysteria today , Beyond queer? , Necessity and seduction: a section of hysteria , Fifty shades of literary success: the vampire's appeal , Hysteria, a hystory , ... As if I did not know ... (Allurement)
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Fachbereich: Psychoanalyse
Genre: Importe, Psychologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781782201045
ISBN-10: 1782201041
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Grose, Anouchka
Redaktion: Grose, Anouchka
Hersteller: Taylor & Francis
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 226 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Anouchka Grose
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.01.2016
Gewicht: 0,227 kg
Artikel-ID: 104097299

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