Hysteria: Female’s Sexuality History
Introduction: Hysteria comes from hysteron, a Greek word that means Uterus. From there it follows the feminization of the disease and the link with the prototype of perfect woman at that time. Objective: Study the relationship between Hysteria and female sexuality through different historical perio...
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| author | Elena María Fernández Laveda Águeda Fernández Martínez Irene Belda Antón |
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| description | Introduction: Hysteria comes from hysteron, a Greek word that means Uterus. From there it follows the feminization of the disease and the link with the prototype of perfect woman at that time.
Objective: Study the relationship between Hysteria and female sexuality through different historical periods.
Materials and Methods: Literature Review in Databases.
Results: Different studies try to explain the etiology and symptomatology of Hysteria. It calls our attention that some women were treated in a clandestinely way: pelvic massages.
Conclusions: Analysis of the legacy of women who suffered from the stigmatization of being branded as hysterical women at present. How we see hysteria today: meaning and connotations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e3e0505e15b247a5a77c85ed89db0b952022-12-21T18:58:52ZspaUniversidad de AlicanteCultura de los Cuidados1699-60032014-09-01039637010.7184/cuid.2014.39.087559Hysteria: Female’s Sexuality HistoryElena María Fernández Laveda0Águeda Fernández Martínez1Irene Belda Antón2Universidad de MurciaUniversidad de MurciaUniversidad de MurciaIntroduction: Hysteria comes from hysteron, a Greek word that means Uterus. From there it follows the feminization of the disease and the link with the prototype of perfect woman at that time. Objective: Study the relationship between Hysteria and female sexuality through different historical periods. Materials and Methods: Literature Review in Databases. Results: Different studies try to explain the etiology and symptomatology of Hysteria. It calls our attention that some women were treated in a clandestinely way: pelvic massages. Conclusions: Analysis of the legacy of women who suffered from the stigmatization of being branded as hysterical women at present. How we see hysteria today: meaning and connotations.https://culturacuidados.ua.es/article/view/2014-n39-histeria-historia-de-la-sexualidad-femeninahisteriasofocaciones histéricashistoria, mujer |
| spellingShingle | Elena María Fernández Laveda Águeda Fernández Martínez Irene Belda Antón Hysteria: Female’s Sexuality History Cultura de los Cuidados histeria sofocaciones histéricas historia, mujer |
| title | Hysteria: Female’s Sexuality History |
| title_full | Hysteria: Female’s Sexuality History |
| title_fullStr | Hysteria: Female’s Sexuality History |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hysteria: Female’s Sexuality History |
| title_short | Hysteria: Female’s Sexuality History |
| title_sort | hysteria female s sexuality history |
| topic | histeria sofocaciones histéricas historia, mujer |
| url | https://culturacuidados.ua.es/article/view/2014-n39-histeria-historia-de-la-sexualidad-femenina |
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