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The Puerto Rican Syndrome

Author : Patricia Gherovici
Publisher : Other Press, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1590514297
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book The Puerto Rican Syndrome written by Patricia Gherovici and published by Other Press, LLC. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Gradiva Award in Historical Cultural and Literary Analysis and The 2004 Boyer Prize for Contributions to Psychoanalytic Anthropology During the 1950's, US Army medical officers noted a new and puzzling syndrome that contemporary psychiatry could neither explain nor cure. These doctors reported that Puerto Rican soldiers under stress behaved in a very peculiar and dramatic manner, exhibiting a theatrical form of pseudo-epilepsy. Startled physicians observed frightened and disoriented patients foaming at the mouth, screaming, biting, kicking, shaking in seizures, and fainting. The phenomenon seemed to correspond to a serious neurological disease yet, as with some forms of hysteria, physical examination failed to identify any sign of an organic origin. This unusual set of symptoms, entered into medical records as "a group of striking psychopathological reaction patterns, precipitated by minor stress," and was designated "Puerto Rican Syndrome." In this lucid and sophisticated new work, Patricia Gherovici thoroughly examines the so-called Puerto Rican Syndrome in the contemporary world, its social and cultural implications for the growing Hispanic population in the US and, therefore, for the US as a whole. As a mental illness that is, allegedly, uniquely Puerto Rican, this syndrome links nationality and culture to a psychiatric disease whose reappearance recalls the spectacular hysteria that led to the discovery of the unconscious and the birth of psychoanalysis. Gherovici beautifully and systematically uses the combined insights of Freud and Lacan to examine the current state of psychoanalysis and the Hispanic community in America. Blending these insights with history, current events, and her own case material, Gherovici provides a startling, fresh look at Puerto Rican Syndrome as social and cultural phenomenon. She sheds new light on the future of American society and argues that psychoanalysis is not only possible, but much needed in the ghetto.

Methodological Considerations Underlying the Definition of the Puerto Rican Syndrome

Author : David D. Hernández
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (296 download)

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Download or read book Methodological Considerations Underlying the Definition of the Puerto Rican Syndrome written by David D. Hernández and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Governor's Suits

Author : Guillermo Gonzalez
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1425744257
Total Pages : 63 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (257 download)

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Download or read book The Governor's Suits written by Guillermo Gonzalez and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2007-03-08 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Puerto Rico is a non-incorporated territory that belongs to the United States of America since the US military invasion of Puerto Rico in 1898. With these 108 years of colonization by the United States plus the 405 years of colonization by Spain, Puerto Rico is entitled to be called The World's Oldest Colony in present times. This is a fact that is not well known to the U.S. population and surprisingly, not by many Puerto Ricans either. This book addresses this problem. What is different about this writing is that its presents a Puerto Rican psychiatrist's view of this problem. After working for the past thirty three years as a practicing general Community Psychiatrist in Puerto Rico and in New Bedford, Massachusetts, I have collected very detailed observations about the personalities of my patients who are mostly Puerto Ricans. I have discovered a personality style unique to this population: The Colonized Personality. This book is addressed to the general educated population, both in Puerto Rico and in the United States of America, that have interest in Puerto Rican affairs. The book is divided into seven sections. 1. Preface. Here I define from where the idea of talking about the Puerto Rican personality originated. It also describes my prejudices and how I will detail the personality traits. 2. Introduction. This section is a description of the process of my personal and professional experiences that led me to discover the colonized personality. 3. Chapter One. This first chapter describes the colonized personality disorder. 4. Chapter Two. In this chapter there is a description of how the colonized personality has defined the social organization of the Puerto Rican population. 5. Chapter Three. This chapter presents and details the evaluation scale for defining the colonized personality. 6. Chapter Four. This chapter is a description of the differences between a colonized personality and a non-colonized personality. 7. Predictions. In this last section I formulate hypotheses of Puerto Ricans' future behavior regarding the political status based on the colonized personality.

Personality Concomitants of the Puerto Rican Syndrome as Reflected in the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

Author : Robert James McCormick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (167 download)

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Download or read book Personality Concomitants of the Puerto Rican Syndrome as Reflected in the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory written by Robert James McCormick and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Taíno Revival

Author : Gabriel Haslip-Viera
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Taíno Revival written by Gabriel Haslip-Viera and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection examines the Taino revival movement, a grassroots conglomeration of Puerto Ricans and other Latinos who promote or have adopted the culture and pedigree of the pre-Columbian Taino Indian population of Puerto Rico and the western Caribbean.

Personality Concomitants of the Puerto Rican Syndrome as Reflected in the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

Author : Robert James McCormick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (551 download)

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Psychoanalysis in the Barrios

Author : Patricia Gherovici
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 042979360X
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book Psychoanalysis in the Barrios written by Patricia Gherovici and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-11 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psychoanalysis in the Barrios: Race, Class, and the Unconscious demonstrates that psychoanalytic principles can be applied successfully in disenfranchised Latino populations, refuting the misguided idea that psychoanalysis is an expensive luxury only for the wealthy. As opposed to most Latin American countries, where psychoanalysis is seen as a practice tied to the promotion of social justice, in the United States psychoanalysis has been viewed as reserved for the well-to-do, assuming that poor people lack the "sophistication" that psychoanalysis requires, thus heeding invisible but no less rigid class boundaries. Challenging such discrimination, the authors testify to the efficacy of psychoanalysis in the barrios, upending the unfounded widespread belief that poor people are so consumed with the pressures of everyday survival that they only benefit from symptom-focused interventions. Sharing vivid vignettes of psychoanalytic treatments, this collection sheds light on the psychological complexities of life in the barrio that is often marked by poverty, migration, marginalization, and barriers of language, class, and race. This interdisciplinary collection features essays by distinguished international scholars and clinicians. It represents a unique crossover that will appeal to readers in clinical practice, social work, counselling, anthropology, psychology, cultural and Latino studies, queer studies, urban studies, and sociology.

Puerto Rican Poetry

Author : Robert Márquez
Publisher : Univ of Massachusetts Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Puerto Rican Poetry written by Robert Márquez and published by Univ of Massachusetts Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a comprehensive collection of Puerto Rican poetry in English, this text includes the work of 64 poets, as well as selections from Puerto Rico's tradition of popular verse forms - coplas, decimas, bombas - produced by anonymous writers.

80 Puerto Rican Families in New York City

Author : Beatrice Bishop Berle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book 80 Puerto Rican Families in New York City written by Beatrice Bishop Berle and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Colonial Dilemma

Author : Edwin Meléndez
Publisher : South End Press
ISBN 13 : 9780896084414
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (844 download)

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Download or read book Colonial Dilemma written by Edwin Meléndez and published by South End Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays exposing and attacking misconceptions and ignorance regarding the role of the U.S. and other local issues in the context of the broader Puerto Rican struggle for self-determination.

Puerto Rican Soldiers and Second-Class Citizenship

Author : M. Avilés-Santiago
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137452870
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book Puerto Rican Soldiers and Second-Class Citizenship written by M. Avilés-Santiago and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-26 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Puerto Rican soldiers have been consistently whitewashed out of the narrative of American history despite playing parts in all American wars since WWI. This book examines the online self-representation of Puerto Rican soldiers who served during the War on Terror, focusing on social networking sites, user-generated content, and web memorials.

Perspectives in Cross-cultural Psychiatry

Author : Anna M. Georgiopoulos
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN 13 : 9780781757942
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (579 download)

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Download or read book Perspectives in Cross-cultural Psychiatry written by Anna M. Georgiopoulos and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2005 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents cutting-edge work in cross-cultural psychiatry by an international group of clinicians, researchers, and leaders in mental health policy. The book grew out of a recent lecture series at the Massachusetts General Hospital and features contributions from diverse fields including psychiatry, psychology, anthropology, social work, social medicine, and public policy. The first section highlights the implications of biological and cultural diversity for psychiatric diagnosis and treatment. Subsequent sections focus on psychotherapy in cross-cultural contexts and international mental health policy. Chapters examine a variety of patient populations, including Asian, African, and Hispanic Americans and populations in Europe and developing countries.

The Puerto Rican Child in New York City

Author : Ian A. Canino
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Puerto Rican Child in New York City written by Ian A. Canino and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Mental Disease Among the Puerto Rican Population of New York State, 1960-1961

Author : Benjamin Malzberg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Mental Disease Among the Puerto Rican Population of New York State, 1960-1961 written by Benjamin Malzberg and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hispanic Mental Health Research

Author : Frank Newton
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520320131
Total Pages : 1597 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Hispanic Mental Health Research written by Frank Newton and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2024-03-29 with total page 1597 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1982. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived

Puerto Ricans in the United States

Author : Maria E. Perez y Gonzalez
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313091412
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Puerto Ricans in the United States written by Maria E. Perez y Gonzalez and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2000-08-30 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Puerto Ricans in the United States begins by presenting Puerto Rico—the land, the people, and the culture. The island's invasion by U.S. forces in 1898 set the stage for our intertwined relationship to the present day. Pérez y González brings to life important historical events leading to immigration to the United States, particularly to the large northeastern cities, such as New York. The narrative highlights Puerto Ricans' adjustment and adaptation in this country through the media, institutions, language, and culture. A wealth of information is given on socioeconomic status, including demographics, employment, education opportunities, and poverty and public assistance. The discussions on the struggles of this group for affordable housing, issues of women and children, particular obstacles to obtaining appropriate health care, including the epidemic of AIDS, and race relations are especially insightful. The final chapter on Puerto Ricans' impact on U.S. society highlights their positive contributions in a wide range of fields.