Humor and psyche
Subtitle: psychoanalytic perspectives
By: edited by James W. Barron.
Contributors: Barron, James W., 1944-
Publisher: Analytic Press; The Analytic Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Hillsdale, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Psychoanalysis; Wit and humor -- Psychological aspects
Description: "Humor, a topic that engaged Sigmund Freud both early and late in his career, is richly intertwined with character, with creativity, and with the theory and practice of psychoanalytic therapy. Yet, until very recently, analysts ignored Freud's lead and relegated humor to the periphery of their concerns.

Humor and Psyche not only remedies previous neglect of the role of humor in the psychoanalytic situation but opens to a broad and balanced consideration of the role of humor in psychological life."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.