| Description |
xi, 232 pages : music ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / James W. Barron -- Historical and Theoretical Perspectives. 1. The Psychoanalysis of Humor and Humor in Psychoanalysis / Martin S. Bergmann. 2. Humor and Play / Jean B. Sanville. 3. Cracks: On Castration, Death, and Laughter / Barnaby B. Barratt. 4. Humor and Its Relation to the Unconscious / James S. Grotstein -- Therapeutic Process. 5. Humor, the Transitional Space and the Therapeutic Process / Peter L. Giovacchini. 6. The Delicate Balance Between the Use and Abuse of Humor in the Psychoanalytic Setting / Ronald Baker. 7. Humor Is a Funny Thing: Dimensions of the Therapeutic Relationship / W. W. Meissner -- Character and Creativity. 8. Humor in the Freud-Ferenczi Correspondence / Judith Dupont. 9. Winnicott's Laughter / F. Robert Rodman. 10. This Scherzo Is [Not] a Joke / Stuart Feder -- Conclusion / James W. Barron |
| 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 relegated humor to the periphery of their concerns. Humor and Psyche not only remedies previous neglect of the role of humor in the psychoanalytic situation but opens to a broad and balanced consideration of the role of humor in psychological life |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Psychoanalysis.
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Wit and humor -- Psychological aspects.
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Psychoanalysis.
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| Genre/Form |
Wit and Humor.
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| Author |
Barron, James W., 1944-
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| LC no. |
98033349 |
| ISBN |
0881632570 |
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