Pathological infatuation or the blue angel syndrome
✍ Scribed by Camille A. Bruno
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 406 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1532-8228
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
The term masochism has undergone an evaluation since first being introduced solely in relation to sexual perversion by Kraft Ebing in 1906. Masochism can be defined as any behavior that is repetitively self destructive. Relationships in which partners sacrifice themselves and their own best interests can be considered masochistic. There is a difference between a normal pattern of falling in love and a masochistic pattern. The concept of pathological infatuation or what this author has termed the Blue Angel syndrome is presented. A case history with clinical examples is examined to further illustrate these concepts.