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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782904603321

Autore

Ashurst Pamela <1940-, >

Titolo

Understanding women in distress / / Pamela Ashurst and Zaida Hall with contributions from George Christie. [and others] ; [foreword by J.L.T. Birley]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Tavistock/Routledge, , 1989

ISBN

1-134-97835-9

1-134-97836-7

1-280-56722-8

9786610567225

0-203-13145-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HallZaida <1925->

Disciplina

362.83

616.89/0088042

Soggetti

Women - Mental health

Women - Psychology

Motherhood - Psychological aspects

Depression, Mental

Stress (Psychology)

Life Change Events

Mental Disorders

Mothers - psychology

Genital Diseases, Female

Identification, Psychological

Stress, Psychological

Women - psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Authors and contributors; Forword; Introduction; 1. Understanding distress; 2. Women's role and identity; 3. The development of feminine identity and sexuality; 4. On becoming a mother; 5. Bonding and rejection; 6. Hungry womanhood;



7. Womanhood despoiled; 8. Lesbian womanhood; 9. Childless womanhood; 10. Barren womanhood; 11. Motherhood thwarted; 12. Motherhood bereft; 13. Motherhood disappointed; 14. Motherhood depressed; 15. Perverse womanhood; 16. Bereft womanhood; 17. Pairing and parting; 18. Single motherhood; 19. Stepmotherhood

20. Femininity assaultedCoda; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Women are usually more in touch with their emotions than men and more readily seek help from professional sources when they encounter stress. The response they meet from doctors and other helping professionals at this point can be vital in determining the best outcome for them. Ashurst and Hall have written this book as a contribution towards a better understanding of the psychological aspects of women's health problems.