This paper is part of the authors' efforts to correlate psychopathological phenomena in non-Western societies with phases of separation-individuation as described by Mahler and co-workers. A case study of Eskimo Arctic hysteria, presented against the background of the specific patterns of child-rearing in that culture, seems to offer convincing support for the authors' main thesis. In their view, Arctic hysteria is a regression in the face of separation in individuals who have not yet achieved libidinal object constancy. The Eskimo mythology is an illuminating repository of symbolized perceptions of personality development