Attuning to the body in contemporary psychoanalytic dialogue
Awareness of the body plays a crucial role in psychoanalysis and related therapies, highlighting its significance in understanding and treating patients. This book explores the integration of bodily awareness into therapeutic practices, emphasizing how this approach can enhance the treatment process and foster deeper insights into patients' experiences.
Psychoanalysis of the Struggle Between the Sexes Enacted in the Body
Exploring the multifaceted nature of psychoanalysis, the book highlights the significance of the hysterical matrix in everyday life. Nitza Yarom presents a diverse range of voices, offering insights into how these perspectives shape our understanding of psychological experiences. The research not only delves into the historical context of hysteria but also emphasizes its ongoing relevance, making it a thought-provoking examination of both past and present psychological dynamics.
In 1224 St. Francis had his stigmata, the first stigmata in history. These spontaneous bleeding wounds, which model those of the crucified Jesus, can be considered a symptom of conversion-hysteria. According to Freud's concept of hysteria, the body, through the symptom, conveys the message of an underlying conflict, which is primarily sexual, an outcry of frustrated femininity. The stigmata of St. Francis raises two major that of the psychological makeup to enable the development of such a hysterical symptom, and that of the historical context which institutionalized a bodily manifestation to answer the needs and conflicts of its time. This book answers both questions through the use of the same psychoanalytic model.