Subconscious Acts, Anesthesias and Psychological Disaggregation in Psychological Automatism: Partial Automatism

The first volume of Pierre Janet's L'Automatisme Psychologique, originally published in 1889, is now available in English for the first time, with a new preface by Giuseppe Craparo and Onno van der Hart. The second volume covers four main topics: subconscious acts, anesthesias, psychological disaggregation, and elements of mental weakness and strength. Janet's work is a valuable resource for clinicians and researchers studying trauma-related dissociation, and will be of interest to psychotherapists and psychoanalysts working with clients who have experienced trauma.

Format: Hardback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 05 November 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

One of the most significant and pioneering works on the study of trauma and dissociation is Pierre Janets' L'Automatisme Psychologique, originally published in 1889. This groundbreaking text is now available in English for the first time, presented in two volumes. The second volume, Subconscious Acts, Anesthesias, and Psychological Disaggregation in Psychological Automatism, delves into four central themes.

The first section examines subconscious acts, encompassing partial catalepsies, subconscious actions, and posthypnotic suggestions. Janets then explores anesthesias and simultaneous psychological existences, followed by a discussion of various forms of psychological disaggregation, including spiritism, impulsive madness, hallucinations, and possessions. Finally, he examines elements of mental weakness and strength, ranging from misery to judgment and will.

Janets' work, characterized by its detailed descriptions of dissociative actions and the dissociative personality, offers valuable insights for clinicians and researchers seeking to understand trauma-related dissociation. It equips practitioners with the ability to relate more effectively to their clients' dissociative actions.

This seminal work holds immense interest for scholars and students in psychoanalysis, philosophy, modernism, as well as psychotherapists and psychoanalysts working with clients who have undergone traumatic experiences. It is accompanied by Catalepsy, Memory, and Suggestion in Psychological Automatism: Total Automatism, which provides further depth and exploration into the subject matter.

Weight: 535g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032056883