TY  - BOOK
AU  - Barron,James W.
TI  - Humor and psyche: psychoanalytic perspectives 
SN  - 0881632570
AV  - BF175 .H85 1999
U1  - 152.43 22
PY  - 1999///]
CY  - Hillsdale, NJ
PB  - Analytic Press
KW  - Psychoanalysis
KW  - Wit and humor
KW  - Psychological aspects
KW  - Wit and Humor as Topic
KW  - psychology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - "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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