Studies in HysteriaHysteria—the tormenting of the body by the troubled mind—is among the most pervasive of human disorders; yet, at the same time, it is the most elusive. Freud’s recognition that hysteria stemmed from traumas in the patient’s 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. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |
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... hallucinations - appear once more at full intensity and then vanish [ schwinden ] forever . ( p . 10 ) The order outlined here involves a return to a point of origination ; a repetition or re - reaction ; and a final ending . Past ...
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Contents
On the Psychical Mechanism of Hysterical Phenomena Preliminary Statement | 5 |
Case Histories | 23 |
Frälulein Anna O Breuer | 25 |
Frau Emmy von N Freud | 51 |
Miss Lucy R Freud | 109 |
Katharina Freud | 128 |
Fräulein Elisabeth von R Freud | 139 |
Theoretical Issues Breuer | 187 |
Intracerebral Tonic Excitation Affects | 196 |
Hysterical Conversion | 205 |
Hypnoid States | 216 |
Ideas that are Unconscious or Inadmissible to Consciousness Splitting of the Psyche | 223 |
Innate Disposition The Development of Hysteria | 240 |
On the Psychotherapy of Hysteria Freud | 255 |
Hysterical Phantasies and their Relation to Bisexuality Freud | 307 |
Are All Hysterical Phenomena Ideogenic? | 190 |
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