Humor and psyche : psychoanalytic perspectives / edited by James W. Barron.

Contributor(s):

Barron, James W, 1944- [editor.]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0881632570
9780881632576

Other title:

Humour and psyche
Humour and psyche : Psychoanalytic perspectives

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

152.43 22

LOC classification:

BF175 .H85 1999

Contents:

Introduction -- Historical and Theoretical Perspectives -- 1. The Psychoanalysis of Humor and Humor in Psychoanalysis -- 2. Humor and Play -- 3. Cracks: On Castration, Death, and Laughter -- 4. Humor and Its Relation to the Unconscious -- Therapeutic Process -- 5. Humor, the Transitional Space and the Therapeutic Process -- 6. The Delicate Balance Between the Use and Abuse of Humor in the Psychoanalytic Setting -- 7. Humor Is a Funny Thing: Dimensions of the Therapeutic Relationship -- Character and Creativity -- 8. Humor in the Freud-Ferenczi Correspondence -- 9. Winnicott's Laughter -- 10. This Scherzo Is [Not] a Joke -- Conclusion -- Index.

Summary: "Humor, a topic that engaged Sigmund Freud both early and late in his career, is richly intertwined with character, with creativity, and with the theory and practice of psychoanalytic therapy. Yet, until very recently, analysts ignored Freud's lead and re"--Publisher description.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Humor, a topic that engaged Sigmund Freud both early and late in his career, is richly intertwined with character, with creativity, and with the theory and practice of psychoanalytic therapy. Yet, until very recently, analysts ignored Freud's lead and re"--Publisher description.

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