Author: Slavney, Phillip R.
Title: Perspectives on "Hysteria
Description: Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, (1990). orig.cloth. 23x15cm, ix, 220 pp. Minor rubbing, VG. ¶ Contents: Introduction: A Confusing Concept; "Hysteria"-as-Disease: The Disease Perspective; The Rise & Fall of Uterine Etiology; "Hysteria" & the Nervous System; Briquet's "Syndrome"; "Hysteria"-as-Dimension: The Dimensional Perspective; Description of "Hysterical" Traits; Verification of "Hysterical" Traits; Sexism in the Diagnosis of "Hysterical" Personality Disorder; "Hysteria"-as-Behavior: The Behavior Perspective; The Simulation of Disease; The Sick Role; "Hysteria"-as-Story: The Life- Story Perspective; Anna & Her Sisters; Meaningful Connections in "Hysteria"; Conclusion: The End of "Hysteria".

Keywords: History of Medicine, Hysteria, Psychology, Psychiatry, Personality, Psychoanalysis, , ,