The Bifurcation of the Self: The History and Theory of Dissociation and Its Disorders Hardcover - 2006 - 2006th Edition
by Robert W. Rieber
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For more than a hundred years, dissociative states, sometimes referred to as multiple personality disorder, have fascinated the public as well as scientists. The precise nature of this disorder is a controversial one, dividing clinicians, theorists, and researchers. Challenging the conventional wisdom on all sides, Robert Rieber's Bifurcation of the Self traces the clinical and social history of dissociation in a provocative examination of this widely debated phenomenon.
At the core of this history is a trio of related evolutions--hypnosis, concepts of identity, and dissociation--beginning with nineteenth-century "hysterics" and culminating in the modern boom in Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) diagnoses and the parallel rise in childhood abuse/repressed memory cases. Rieber does not argue the non-existence of DID; rather he asserts that it is a rare disorder exaggerated by dissociation advocates and exploited by the media. In doing so, he takes on some of the most difficult questions in the field:
- How crucial is memory to a person's identity?
- Can two or more autonomous personalities actually exist in the same body?
- If trauma causes dissociation, why aren't there more DID cases?
- Why are DID cases prevalent in some eras but not in others?
- Does dissociative disorder belong in the DSM?
The book is rigorously illustrated with two centuries' worth of famous cases including Christine Beauchamp, Ansel Bourne, Eve Black/Eve White, and most notably the woman known as "Sybil", whose story is covered in depth with newly revealed manuscripts. And Rieber reviews the current state of DID-related controversy, from the professionals who feel that the condition is underreported to those who consider it a form of malingering, so that readers may draw their ownconclusions.
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- Title The Bifurcation of the Self: The History and Theory of Dissociation and Its Disorders
- Author Robert W. Rieber
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 2006th
- Edition 2006
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Springer, New York, NY
- Date 2006-03-27
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780387274133 / 0387274138
- Weight 1.26 lbs (0.57 kg)
- Dimensions 9.54 x 6.12 x 0.79 in (24.23 x 15.54 x 2.01 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Personality, Dissociative disorders
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005928493
- Dewey Decimal Code 616.85
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