Nervous ills, their cause and cure by Boris Sidis
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"Nervous Ills, Their Cause and Cure" by Boris Sidis is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the realm of psychopathology, examining the intricate relationship between fear and various nervous disorders. Sidis aims to demystify the subject, arguing against the then-popular psychoanalytic theories and emphasizing the significance of self-preservation mechanisms in understanding human psychology. The opening of the book introduces Sidis's perspective on the foundational impulse
of self-preservation that governs all life, including human behavior. He posits that fear is a vital instinct, intimately connected to the drive for survival. This introductory section sets the stage for his analysis of how fear can manifest in both healthy and pathological forms, impacting individuals' lives significantly. He critiques the reduction of psychological principles to mere sexual theories, which he believes distracts from a more comprehensive understanding of human mental processes. Through a series of case studies, Sidis intends to illuminate the mechanisms of nervous illnesses, focusing on how fear can lead to a wide range of psychosomatic conditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Sidis, Boris, 1867-1923 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 22024046 |
| Title | Nervous ills, their cause and cure |
| Contents | Self-preservation and fear -- Stages of fear -- The primacy of fear -- Fear and superstition -- The power of fear -- Fear and disease -- Forms of neurosis -- Fear and the hypnoidal state -- Health and morbidity -- The subconscious -- The conditions and laws of suggestion -- Is the subconscious a personality? -- The character of the hypnoidal state -- Hypnoidal psychotherapy -- Egotism and fear -- Neurotic parasitism -- Fundamental principles -- Illustrations -- Hypnoidal treatment -- Fear confessions -- Trance apparitions -- Recurrent fear states: psycholepsy -- Aphonia -- Suggested hallucinations -- Trance servility -- The hypnoidal state and superstitions -- Neurosis and heredity -- Neurosis and eugenics -- Primitive fears -- The herd and the subconscious -- Mysticism -- Fear suggestions -- Life energy and the neurotic -- Dynamic energy -- Fear varieties -- Control of the neurotic -- Regained energy and mental health. |
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Produced by Turgut Dincer, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 50.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | RC: Medicine: Internal medicine |
| Subject | Nervous system -- Diseases |
| Subject | Neuroses |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 56893 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-56893-5 |
| Release Date | Apr 2, 2018 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 829 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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