| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 265 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-254) and index. |
| Contents |
The ubiquity of maternal ambivalence -- Motherlove: the power of maternal desire -- The subtle ambivalence of the too-good mother -- "Before the beginning": women's fears of monstrous births -- Women's reproductive fears: more clinical examples -- Rachel's story: internalized ambivalence and the dangers of hidden guilt -- Whose fault is it? The externalization of ambivalence -- When fears are realized -- From the child's point of view -- Vampyric mothering: from stage moms to invasive moms -- The darkest side of motherhood: child murder -- What happens later: the fate of maternal ambivalence -- What's a mother to do? |
| Summary |
Whether it is uncertainty over having a child, fears of pregnancy and childbirth, or negative thoughts about one's own children, mixed feelings about motherhood are not just hard to discuss, they are a powerful social taboo. In this beautifully written book, Barbara Almond draws on her extensive clinical experience to bring this highly troubling issue to light. In a compelling portrait of the hidden side of contemporary motherhood, she finds that ambivalence of varying degrees is a ubiquitous phenomenon, yet one that too often causes anxiety, guilt, and depression. Weaving together case histor. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Motherhood -- Psychological aspects.
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Mother and child -- Psychological aspects.
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Love, Maternal -- Psychological aspects.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Almond, Barbara. Monster within. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2010 9780520267138 (DLC) 2010020836 (OCoLC)606760460 |
| ISBN |
9780520947207 (electronic bk.) |
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0520947207 (electronic bk.) |
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1282660810 |
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9781282660816 |
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9780520267138 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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0520267133 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
9786612660818 |
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