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BROWN, W. LANGDON. Influence of the Endocrines in the Psycho—neuroses. 1-12.
JUNG, C. G. Therapeutic Value of “Abreaction.” 13-22.
PRIDEAUX, E. Emotion in Mental Disease and Psychogalvanic Reflex. 23-46.
INMAN, W. S. Emotion and Eye Symptoms. 47-67.
LONG, CONSTANCE. Mary Rose. 68-80.
Reviews; Recent Periodicals; Proceedings of Society.
1. BROWN, W. L. Endocrines in Psychoneuroses.—This interesting paper does not deal with psychoanalysis primarily but shows a number of close psychoanalytic relationships. The author's own synopsis is as follows:“The hormone theory at one time tended to an undue depreciation of the importance of the nervous control of the body; The primitive nervous system was evolved for defensive purposes, and the sympathetic nervous system retains primitive features both structurally and functionally; There is a close association between the sympathetic nervous system and— the endocrine glands as defensive mechanisms, and their action is reciprocal; The endocrines, gonads and sympathetic nervous system form a basic tripod entrusted with the defense of the individual and the continuity of the species; Endocrine glands may be influenced by toxic, nutritional and psychic factors, so that they may, alike, cause or be affected by a psychoneurosis; The endocrine—sympathetic system is merely the lowest level of the whole nervous system, and is inextricably entangled with the other levels. Hence the important influence of the endocrine system on psychical life.”
2. JUNG, C. G. Therapeutic Value of Abreaction.—Remarks on discussion of W. Brown and McDougall (Vol. 1, No. 1), in which the “traumatic” theory is first discussed and its retreat into the background by Freud himself correctly noted but Jung maintains a hypercritical attitude to the whole “abreaction” development in which he would support McDougall's attitude in part. The “cathartic” method was long ago laid aside in favor of psychoanalysis. The “plucking out” of