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Re: Delusions and Luna moths
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Dear Jansy,
Please first accept my public apology for demoting you from psychoanalyst to
psychologist.
I think the Greek word you are thinking of meaning "eater" is phage.
As to Freud;s original theories of hysteria in relation to "split
personality," I am not familiar enough with Freud to attempt an answer. But
it is interesting that Freud rejected the use of hypnosis in
psychoanalysis, while hypnosis was the primary tool used by French
psychiatrists Janet and Charcot to analyze and treat patients who exhibited
multiple or split personalities.
I don't recall any references to Freud in Pale Fire (do you?) but there are
references to hypnosis. Can this be without significance?
Carolyn
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