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OverviewHysteria has disappeared from contemporary culture only insofar as it has been subjected to a repression through the popular diagnosis of 'borderline personality disorder'. In Hysteria the distinguished psychoanalyst Christopher Bollas offers an original and illuminating theory of hysteria that weaves its well-known features - repressed sexual ideas; indifference to conversion; over-identification with the other - into the hysteric form. Through a rereading of Freud, Bollas argues that sexuality in itself is traumatic to all children, as it 'destroys' the relation to the mother, transfiguring her from 'mamma', the infant's caregiver, to 'mother', the child's and father's sex object. For the hysteric this recognition is endlessly traumatic and the hysterical personality forms itself into an organised opposition to this knowledge. True to his earlier writings, Bollas' vision is thought provoking and mind expanding. Hysteria brings new perspectives to long-standing ideas, making enlightening reading for students and professionals involved in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy alike, as well as the lay reader who takes an interest in the formation of personality in western culture. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Christopher Bollas (Member of the British Psychoanalytical Society, London, UK)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.300kg ISBN: 9780415220330ISBN 10: 0415220335 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 18 November 1999 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction. The Characters of Psychoanalysis. Sexual Epiphany. Sexuality and its Transformations. In the Beginning is the Mother. Erotising Absence. Functions of the Father. The Seduction of the Story. Hot and Cold. Showing Off. Self as Theatre. The Malignant Hysteric. Transference Addicts. Seduction and the Therapist. The Last Chapter. References. Index.ReviewsBollas draws on decades of clinical experience in Hysteria, and excites the imagination ... His blend of theoretical speculation and clinical material is heady stuff. <br>-Adam Jukes, Saturday Guardian <br> Not only does he give (presumably) verbatim passages from patients, but he evokes the thinking-feeling states of hysteria and sketches, skillfully and credibly, the developmental issues and unconscious conflicts involved.. <br>-Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Vol. 37, No. 2, Dominick Grundy <br> Bollas draws on decades of clinical experience in Hysteria, and excites the imagination ... His blend of theoretical speculation and clinical material is heady stuff. -Adam Jukes, Saturday Guardian Not only does he give (presumably) verbatim passages from patients, but he evokes the thinking-feeling states of hysteria and sketches, skillfully and credibly, the developmental issues and unconscious conflicts involved.. -Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Vol. 37, No. 2, Dominick Grundy Author InformationChristopher Bollas is a psychoanalyst in private practice in London. He is the author of The Shadow of the Object (1987), Being a Character (1992), Cracking Up (1995), The New Informants (with David Sundelson) (1995), and The Mystery of Things (1999). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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