Andrea Nicki
Biographic Data
| ID | 4245612 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrea Nicki |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrea |
| FAMILY NAME | Nicki |
| SIGNATURE | NICKI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Fairleigh Dickinson University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
E-mail About Breast Cancer
The author reflects on her relationship with her mother which has been strained since childhood and their e-mail correspondence about her breast cancer in old age. She explores reasons for their challenges, such as her father's patriarchal abuse, her mother's burden of domestic duties and unfulfillment, and distorted, idealized images of mother-daughter relationships in the media
Teaching Incest Narratives, Student Survivors, and Inclusive Pedagogy
I examine and challenge the view, expressed by some literary theorists, that writings about trauma should be read and taught differently from other writings because these reflect a desire to heal with the support of a community of readers. I explore some poems about incest, including my own, and the expressed intentions and intellectual processes of the authors. I argue that framing these writings as healing narratives misconceives the writers as…
Borderline Personality Disorder, Discrimination, and Survivors of Chronic Childhood Trauma
In this paper, I argue that the pervasive assignment of the psychiatric diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD) to female survivors of chronic childhood trauma pathologizes their life experiences, behavior, and survival strategies. I build on Nancy Potter's argument that diagnostic and clinical practices related to BPD are significantly informed by cultural and gender norms. I maintain that clinicians and society need to appreciate bet…
The Abused Mind
I show how much psychiatric disability is informed by trauma, marginalization, sexist norms, social inequalities, concepts of irrationality and normalcy, oppositional mind-body dualism, and mainstream moral values. Drawing on feminist discussion of physical disability, I present a feminist theory of psychiatric disability that serves to liberate not only those who are psychiatrically disabled but also the mind and moral consciousness restricted i…
The Abused Mind
I show how much psychiatric disability is informed by trauma, marginalization, sexist norms, social inequalities, concepts of irrationality and normalcy, oppositional mind-body dualism, and mainstream moral values. Drawing on feminist discussion of physical disability, I present a feminist theory of psychiatric disability that serves to liberate not only those who are psychiatrically disabled but also the mind and moral consciousness restricted i…
The Abused Mind
I show how much psychiatric disability is informed by trauma, marginalization, sexist norms, social inequalities, concepts of irrationality and normalcy, oppositional mind-body dualism, and mainstream moral values. Drawing on feminist discussion of physical disability, I present a feminist theory of psychiatric disability that serves to liberate not only those who are psychiatrically disabled but also the mind and moral consciousness restricted i…
The Abused Mind
I show how much psychiatric disability is informed by trauma, marginalization, sexist norms, social inequalities, concepts of irrationality and normalcy, oppositional mind-body dualism, and mainstream moral values. Drawing on feminist discussion of physical disability, I present a feminist theory of psychiatric disability that serves to liberate not only those who are psychiatrically disabled but also the mind and moral consciousness restricted i…
The Abused Mind
I show how much psychiatric disability is informed by trauma, marginalization, sexist norms, social inequalities, concepts of irrationality and normalcy, oppositional mind-body dualism, and mainstream moral values. Drawing on feminist discussion of physical disability, I present a feminist theory of psychiatric disability that serves to liberate not only those who are psychiatrically disabled but also the mind and moral consciousness restricted i…
Borderline Personality Disorder, Discrimination, and Survivors of Chronic Childhood Trauma
In this paper, I argue that the pervasive assignment of the psychiatric diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD) to female survivors of chronic childhood trauma pathologizes their life experiences, behavior, and survival strategies. I build on Nancy Potter's argument that diagnostic and clinical practices related to BPD are significantly informed by cultural and gender norms. I maintain that clinicians and society need to appreciate bet…
Teaching Incest Narratives, Student Survivors, and Inclusive Pedagogy
I examine and challenge the view, expressed by some literary theorists, that writings about trauma should be read and taught differently from other writings because these reflect a desire to heal with the support of a community of readers. I explore some poems about incest, including my own, and the expressed intentions and intellectual processes of the authors. I argue that framing these writings as healing narratives misconceives the writers as…
E-mail About Breast Cancer
The author reflects on her relationship with her mother which has been strained since childhood and their e-mail correspondence about her breast cancer in old age. She explores reasons for their challenges, such as her father's patriarchal abuse, her mother's burden of domestic duties and unfulfillment, and distorted, idealized images of mother-daughter relationships in the media
Psychology (5 works) · Mental Health and Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Consciousness (2 works) · Dualism (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices (2 works) · Irrationality (2 works) · Mainstream (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)