Hysteria and humiliation: a relational perspective
https://doi.org/10.4081/rp.2015.330
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The use that has been made of the concept of hysteria and some constants such as sexuality, gender and power gives us insights into the problems that hysteria tries to hide, turning them into psychopathological and psychosomatic forms. In particular, the author argues that the problems connected with hysteria represent the harmful effects of humiliation on the experience and articulation of emotional life. According to him, hysteria is the consequence of humiliation that cannot be expressed. On the other hand, the association between humiliation and hysteria has its origin in basic evolutionary processes where the ability to recognise one's feelings and act on them consciously is supported, encouraged or hindered.
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