Breuer, Josef creator Breuer, Joseph text London Pelican Books 1974 1974 1962 monographic eng

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425 pages : pbk. 22 cm. Hysteria—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. Josef Breuer and Sigmund Freud Includes I ndex. Psychology 616.89 BRE 01402.17371 GCL 250624