Prof. P. Dubois. Imagination as a cause of illness. Psycho-therapeutic library V. Authorized translation. Moscow. 1912 Publishing house "Science"
- Authors: Dobrovolskii E.
- Issue: Vol XIX, No 3 (1912)
- Pages: 673-675
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1027-4898/article/view/71202
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/nb71202
- ID: 71202
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In the first part of his book, the author gives a definition of what an “imaginary illness” is, gives a brief history of its development, acquaints the reader with the process of the emergence of representations, while emphasizing what role imagination plays in this process; A number of examples and references to Freud are provided as proof that imagination, especially in people of little intelligence, is the cause of various disorders in the body.
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