On Approaching Race, Class, and the Unconscious 1

A clinical case study of ataque de nervios is used to illustrate the complexities of clinical work with latinx populations and shed light on the psychological intricacies of life in the barrio, often marked by poverty, migration, marginalization, and barriers of language, class, and race. The chapter briefly discuss the historical estrangement between psychoanalysis and cultural issues in the United States.