The Myth of Mental Illness by Szasz, Thomas S. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Contents Preface: Fifty Years After The Myth of Mental Illness Introduction Part One: The Myth of Mental Illness

I : GROWTH AND STRUCTURE OF THE MYTH

1. Charcot and the Problem of Hysteria 2. Illness and Counterfeit Illness 3. The Social Context of Medical Practice

II: HYSTERIA: AN EXAMPLE OF THE MYTH

4. Breuer and Freud’s Studies on Hysteria 5. Hysteria and Psychosomatic Medicine 6. Contemporary Views of Hysteria and Mental Illness

Part Two: Foundations of a Theory of Personal Conduct

III: SEMIOTICAL ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIOR

7. Language and Protolanguage 8. Hysteria as Communication

IV: RULE-FOLLOWING ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIOR

9. The Rule-Following Model of Human Behavior 10. The Ethics of Helplessness and Helpfulness 11. Theology, Witchcraft, and Hysteria

V: GAME-MODEL ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIOR

12. The Game-Playing Model of Human Behavior 13. Hysteria as a Game 14. Impersonation and Illness 15. The Ethics of Psychiatry

Conclusions Epilogue Summary Appendix 1: Mental Illness Is Still a Myth Appendix 2: Defining Disease References Bibliography Name Index Subject Index ABOUT THE AUTHOR Books by Thomas S. Szasz Copyright About the Publisher

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