The Psychology of the Sopranos (Hardcover)

Author: Glen O. Gabbard
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780465027354
Publisher: Basic Books
Publish Date: 4/10/2007
Buy.com Sku: 30972156
Item#: RWFLQ4
Pages: 224
 
A renowned psychoanalyst takes a humorous look at the psyches of the mob family of the hit HBO series. Gabbard delves into the psychology of the characters, the show's depiction of therapy, and how the series dramatically showcases psychological ambiguities and conflicts in everyday life.
 
 
 
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Chapter One

BADA BEING AND NOTHINGNESS

The door to a psychiatrist's office opens into the waiting room. A 40-something female psychiatrist hobbles out on crutches, and the young female patient looks at the cast on her leg with concern. She follows her doctor into the office and sits across from her. After a few seconds of uncomfortable silence, the patient asks her therapist, "Should you really be here?"

The psychiatrist responds, "I feel better when I'm working."

The patient pauses for a moment and asks, "You mean, like Dr. Melfi?"

This real-life account of a therapy session reflects how David Chase's spectacularly successful Home Box Office (HBO) series, The Sopranos, has entered into our collective consciousness. Here the patient is referring to Dr. Jennifer Melfi's rapid return to her consulting room after being raped in a parking garage. In another therapy session, a thousand miles away from the first, a female analyst

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