| Mad Men and Medusas: Reclaiming Hysteria Contributor(s): Mitchell, Juliet (Author) |
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ISBN: 0465046142 ISBN-13: 9780465046140 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $23.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2001 Annotation: In this eagerly anticipated new work, the author of the classic Psychoanalysis and Feminism argues that we must reclaim hysteria to have a full understanding of the human condition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Movements - Psychoanalysis - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 616.852 |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6" W x 9" (1.05 lbs) 396 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This worthy successor to Psychoanalysis and Feminism is both a defense of the long-dismissed diagnosis of hysteria as a centerpiece of the human condition and a plea for a new understanding of the influence of sibling and peer relationships. Juliet Mitchell argues that, because it our first social relationship, the sibling relationship is crucial to development, and that it is a critical failure of psychoanalysis and other psychological theories of development to obscure and ignore the importance of siblings and peers. In Mad Men and Medusas Mitchell traces the history of hysteria from the Greek wandering womb to modern-day psychiatric diagnoses, arguing that we need to reclaim hysteria to understand how distress and trauma express themselves in different societies and different times. Using fascinating examples from anthropology, Freud's case studies, literature, and her own clinical practice, Mitchell convincingly demonstrates that while hysteria may have disappeared as a disease, it is still a critical factor in understanding psychological development through the life cycle. |
