"In formulating the concept of grande hystérie, Charcot noted its three stages—lethargy, catalepsy, and finally somnambulism—and associated them with specific physical attitudes and gestures. His linking of illness and image became so firmly entrenched that many patients caught the suggestion and began to perform according to his expectations. As a reward, they were frequently photographed, elevated to a kind of star status, and thereby participated in an extraordinary way within the relationships of power in the closed world of the clinic.
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