The Hysterical Character in Psychoanalytic Theory

作者：Aaron Lazare · 发表于：Archives of General Psychiatry · 年份：1971 · DOI：10.1001/archpsyc.1971.01750140035007 · 被引用次数：33 · 研究领域：Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications、Mental Health and Psychiatry

The concept of the hysterical character in psychoanalytic theory is a source of widespread confusion both to general psychiatrists and to psychoanalysts. This communication attempts to clarify the concept by reviewing its evolution. Special attention is paid to the changing theories (and methods) within psychoanalysis itself which have led to the varying observations and formulations. It is felt that the current psychoanalytic understanding of the hysterical character is descriptively rich and clinically valuable. Nevertheless, because of semantic difficulties, confusion persists.