Frigidity in Woman in Relation to Her Love Life, 2 Vols

by Wilhelm Stekel

No other scientist could treat this subject with greater understanding and human sympathy than Dr. Stekel. His authority is paramount and based on practical and not mere theoretical observation. Frigidity in woman has been a serious tragedy for the individual and it has wrecked many a potentially happy marriage. In this great work Dr. Stekel places before us a wealth of clinical experience. He tells the stories, dramatic and highly interesting, of many sufferers, analyzes their complaints, and shows how these complaints express themselves in organic symptoms. Dr. Stekel experiments in sexual science in the light of modern discoveries and lays down a new foundation for treatment.

Genres: Psychology

304 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1926

About the author

Wilhelm Stekel was an Austrian physician and psychologist, who became one of Sigmund Freud's earliest followers, and was once described as "Freud's most distinguished pupil". According to Ernest Jones, "Stekel may be accorded the honour, together with Freud, of having founded the first psycho-analytic society"; while he also described him as "a naturally gifted psychologist with an unusual flair for detecting repressed material." He later had a falling-out with Freud, who announced in November 1912 that "Stekel is going his own way". His works are translated and published in many languages.

Reviews

[Jerry Travis]

I'll probably receive a lot of flack for this, but I learned more about women reading these two volumes than anywhere else. If nothing else, the nearly one hundred clinical case studies are difficult to argue with. There is also a very interesting observation of the world and where is was headed, written in the middle of WWII (1943) at the end of Volume II. This is a true must-read, for both women and men.

[Emily Brown]

kinda boring at times, but fun to read for it's naivety. skip what you don't like and you won't miss anything.