Hysteria: Part 2

About this episode

In this episode, Ash and Rachel explore the contested origins of Hysteria and its implications in psychology.

Part Two of Two on Hysteria. Ash and Rachel seek knowns and unknowns about the contested origins of Hysteria finding its way into the emergent psychological annals. Golden Siggie takes the lead. Find metaphors doing *the most* in a teen's dreams, and more! This is the last of our current season. If Bad Therapist is pleasing to your psyche, please rate, review and subscribe. We hope to see you for Season 2! SOURCES Gilman, Sander L., Helen King, Roy Porter, G. S. Rousseau, and Elaine Showalter. Hysteria Beyond Freud. University of California Press, 1993. Scull, Andrew. Hysteria: The Disturbing History. Oxford University Press, 2021. Freud, Sigmund. Dora: An Analysis of a Case of Hysteria. Touchstone, 1997 (originally published 1905). Malcolm, Janet. "Trouble in the Archives—II: The Battle Over Sigmund Freud's Secret." The New Yorker, December 12, 1983. Produced by Zoe Kurland. Music by Flock of Dimes.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ash Compton, Rachel Monroe

Topics covered

• Hysteria
• psychology
• mental health
• dream analysis
• historical origins

Keywords

• Hysteria
• psychology
• dreams
• Sigmund Freud
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Hysteria Beyond Freud, Hysteria: The Disturbing History, Dora: An Analysis of a Case of Hysteria, Trouble in the Archives—II: The Battle Over Sigmund Freud's Secret

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