book chapter

A Psychotic personality in the South Seas

Psychiatry • 13 (2) • Published In 1950 • Pages: 189-204

By: Spiro, Melford E..

Abstract
This is one of the few available accounts of a psychotic from a pre-literate society. It contains several interviews from the author's field notes as well as an interesting interpretation of the case.
Subjects
Fauna
Descriptive somatology
Drives and emotions
Life history materials
Acculturation and culture contact
Fishing
Tillage
Diet
Personal grooming
Dwellings
Settlement patterns
Shipbuilding
Mercantile business
Travel
Gender status
Visiting and hospitality
Behavior toward non-relatives
Theory of disease
Suicide
Sexuality
General sex restrictions
culture
Woleai Region
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Micronesia
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
William P. Mangin ; 1950-1956; Teferi A. Adem 2005
Field Date
1947-1948
Coverage Date
1947-1948
Coverage Place
Ifaluk, Woleai Region, Federated States of Micronesia
Notes
Melford E. Spiro
This document consists of excerpts
Includes bibliographical references
LCSH
Caroline Islands--Social life and customs/Micronesians--Social life and customs