Understanding women in distress / Pamela Ashurst and Zaida Hall with contributions from George Christie ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ashurst, Pamela, 1940-

Contributor:

Hall, Zaida, 1925-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Mental health.

Women.

Women--Psychology.

Depression, Mental.

Stress (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Tavistock/Routledge, 1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliography (p.227-231) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-97835-9

1-134-97836-7

1-280-56722-8

9786610567225

0-203-13145-2

9780203131459

OCLC:

475881512