Reproductive Health Psychology Olga B A Van Den Akkerauth by Olga B. A. Van Den Akker(auth.) 9780470683385, 9781119968382, 0470683384, 1119968380 instant download after payment.
This volume provides a comprehensive, up-to-date theoretical and empirical background to the psychology of reproductive health.
- Provides a life span perspective of the psychology of reproductive health and its disorders, from menarche to menopause and reproductive health in older age
- Focuses on issues of the individual's reproductive health experience, including reproduction, pregnancy, maternity, and birth, as well as conditions such as PMDD, dysmenorrhea, and events including pregnancy failure, and abortion
- Acknowledges the wider social context with discussions of poverty, inequality, educational and economic status, age, and urban versus rural access
- Addresses life style related factors, human rights to choice, information and access, fertility control and reproductive health regulation and health care services
- Illustrates topics with empirical data supported with tables and figures
Content:
Chapter 1 Introduction to the Psychology of Reproductive Health (pages 3–16):
Chapter 2 Psychological Theories of Health and Illness (pages 17–32):
Chapter 3 Growth and Development (pages 35–49):
Chapter 4 Adolescent Development (pages 50–62):
Chapter 5 The Menstrual Cycle (pages 65–78):
Chapter 6 Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (pages 79–89):
Chapter 7 Sex and Contraception (pages 90–103):
Chapter 8 Reproduction and Fertility (pages 104–118):
Chapter 9 Infertility (pages 121–143):
Chapter 10 Overcoming Involuntary Childlessness and Assisted Conception (pages 144–180):
Chapter 11 Pregnancy (pages 183–206):
Chapter 12 Screening (pages 207–221):
Chapter 13 Miscarriage (pages 222–240):
Chapter 14 Abortion (pages 241–257):
Chapter 15 Labour and Delivery (pages 261–271):
Chapter 16 Perinatal Anxiety Disorders (pages 272–278):
Chapter 17 Perinatal Depressive Disorders (pages 279–294):
Chapter 18 Parenting and the Postnatal Period (pages 295–313):
Chapter 19 Menopause (pages 317–332):
Chapter 20 Ageing and Sexual Behaviours and Sexual Health (pages 333–343):
Chapter 21 Ageing and Reproduction (pages 344–352):
