A Reading of Contemporary Hysteria from Lacan’s teachings

Abstract

Hysteria has changed in appearance, but has not disappeared. According to Lacan, its symptoms can be found in certain behaviors—in the patient’s ‘acting out’—which develop through ‘hysterical intrigue’. Lacan’s interpretation of this pathology helps us to understand the unconscious identifications that mask the desire at play in the hysteric, as well as her belief in an essence of femininity, in the existence of a true woman. Ultimately, it can help us to identify the contemporary forms of this pathology.

Keywords:

• Contemporary symptoms Keyword: Contemporary symptoms
• femininity Keyword: femininity
• hysteria Keyword: hysteria
• identification Keyword: identification
• Lacan Keyword: Lacan

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