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Hannah
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How is it that she mentions women and hysteria yet claims her analysis will be different because she chooses psychotherapy and not psychoanalysis? Psychoanalysis has had a huge influence on psychotherapy, and it was with psychoanalysis that women were diagnosed with hysteria. How can she not discuss it?
I'm ready to throw this book against the wall.
— Apr 20, 2015 10:19AM
I'm ready to throw this book against the wall.
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Hannah
is on page 120 of 243
Correction, she cherry picked articles on depression and marriage. On top of that, the article is from the 1990s and outdated.
— Aug 02, 2015 04:34PM
Hannah
is on page 107 of 243
This book talks about psychotherapy yet doesn't mention anything about more women being diagnosed with depression. Very disappointing. There is no survey data on women's experiences with psychotherapy.
— Aug 02, 2015 03:04PM
Hannah
is on page 96 of 243
Maybe the title should have been. "The Myth of Empowerment: The Women's Self in the Domestic Sphere."
— Aug 02, 2015 02:36PM
Hannah
is on page 96 of 243
More of a philosophical discussion of women's place in society
— Aug 02, 2015 02:32PM
Hannah
is on page 27 of 243
How can Margaret be constrained by a myth that society doesn't believe in? She's claiming that she has to take personal responsibility. If anything, that's because the community has broken down. Her statements aren't contextless. If you look at her comments in context of what is happening in 1980s' society, her values make sense. Therefore, her values aren't naive, but a reflection of the larger world.
— Apr 21, 2015 10:09AM
