{"product_id":"hysteria-paperback-1","title":"Hysteria - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Bollas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHysteria has disappeared from contemporary culture only insofar as it has been subjected to a repression through the popular diagnosis of 'borderline personality disorder'.\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eHysteria\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003eThrough 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.\u003cbr\u003eTrue to his earlier writings, Bollas' vision is thought provoking and mind expanding. \u003cem\u003eHysteria\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Bollas \u003c\/strong\u003eis a psychoanalyst in private practice in London. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Shadow of the Object \u003c\/em\u003e(1987), \u003cem\u003eBeing a Character\u003c\/em\u003e (1992), \u003cem\u003eCracking Up\u003c\/em\u003e (1995), \u003cem\u003eThe New Informants\u003c\/em\u003e (with David Sundelson) (1995), and \u003cem\u003eThe Mystery of Things\u003c\/em\u003e (1999).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9.23 x 6.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67688143552614,"sku":"9780415220330","price":84.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/we2cUS4BLk9780415220330.webp?v=1791762662","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/hysteria-paperback-1","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}