| Description |
x, 214 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-209) and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. The forgotten syndrome -- Curves and competence -- The disease of young women -- Depression -- Anxious somatic depression -- Tying the knot: marriage, childbearing, and sexuality -- Part II. Females, families and achievement -- Daughters and sons -- Idealized fathers, devalued mothers -- Part III. The theory of gender ambivalence -- Adolescence -- Gender ambivalence -- Anxious somatic depression during periods of changing gender roles -- Part IV. Practical implications of our findings -- Recognition, prevention, and treatment -- Appendices -- A. Depression, disordered eating, and somatic symptoms among eminent women -- B. Model of the development of the symptoms of anxious somatic depression -- C. Methods and results of unpublished studies cited in this book |
| Subject |
Women -- Mental health -- Sociological aspects.
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Women -- Mental health -- Sociological aspects. |
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Sex role.
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Sex role. |
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Achievement motivation in women.
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Achievement motivation in women. |
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Self-esteem in women.
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Self-esteem in women. |
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Eating disorders.
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Eating disorders. |
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Somatic symptom disorder.
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Somatic symptom disorder. |
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Depression, Mental.
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Depression, Mental. |
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Anxiety.
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Anxiety. |
| Indexed Term |
Women Psychology |
| Subject |
Women. |
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Womyn. |
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Gender roles. |
| Added Author |
Perlick, Deborah.
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| ISBN |
0195069862 acid-free paper |
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