The Health Psychology of Women

by Niven, Catherine A.; Carroll, Douglas

• ISBN13: 9783718653355
• ISBN10: 3718653354
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-09-01
• Publisher: Harwood Academic Pub

Summary

Health Psychology of Womenexplores those anatomical and socioeconomic differences which predispose many women to some disorders while protecting them from others. Subjects covered include women and pain, reproductive decisions, medical screening, the relationship between social circumstances and health, and the resilience of women, from which we still have much to learn. It is a response to the tendency in health psychology to explore the behaviour of half the population in order to draw conclusions about the experience of the whole and, as such, is essential reading for anyone interested in the psychology of health. Katherine Nivencurrently lectures at Glasgow Polytechnic in Scotland. Her research interests include childbirth, prematurity, pain and stress in careers.Douglas Carrollis currently a professor of psychology andHead of theDepartment of Psychology at Glasgow Polytechnic. He has written widely on health psychology issues, in particular the role of psychological

Table of Contents

Preface
List of Contributors
Gender, health and stress	p. 1
Women, mood and the menstrual cycle	p. 13
Reproductive issues: Decisions and distress	p. 27
Women and the experience of pain	p. 43
Cardiovascular health and disease in women	p. 59
Cancer	p. 75
Women and HIV/AIDS: Challenging a growing threat	p. 91
Women, food and body image	p. 107
Women and depression	p. 121
Medical screening for women	p. 133
Contraception	p. 145
Gender, social circumstances and health	p. 157
References	p. 171
Index	p. 197
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