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Informationen zum Autor Olga B.A. van den Akker is Professor of Health Psychology and head of Department at Middlesex University London. Since completing her BSc and PhD in Psychology, she carried out post-doctoral research at the Institute of Psychiatry and St. George's and St. Mary's hospitals London, and held senior academic posts at a number of other UK Universities. She currently carries out research into the health psychology of challenging reproductive behaviours. Klappentext 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 Zusammenfassung Bringing together the most up-to-date and relevant interdisciplinary research, this book provides a resource for health professionals and students studying social work or for the health professions. This is a complete guide with a comprehensive theoretical background in the psychology of reproductive health. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xiii Facts xvi Acknowledgements xvii Part 1 Psychology of Reproductive Health 1 1 Introduction to the Psychology of Reproductive Health 3 1.1 Maternal Morbidity and Mortality 4 1.2 Age Shifts and Reproductive Consequences 4 1.3 Interactions between Socioeconomic, Behavioural, Biological and Genetic Factors and Reproductive Health 6 1.4 Summary 13 1.5 References 13 2 Psychological Theories of Health and Illness 17 2.1 Twentieth-century Psychological Models Applied to Health and Illness 17 2.2 Health Psychological Models 18 2.3 Changing Health Status 25 2.4 Concepts Used in Health Psychology 25 2.5 Stress, Coping and Appraisal 26 2.6 Cross-cultural Differences 27 2.7 Ethical Issues 28 2.8 Counselling, Advice and Support 29 2.9 Methodologies 30 2.10 Summary 30 2.11 References 31 Part 2 Psychological Processes of Early Growth and Development 33 3 Growth and Development 35 3.1 Foetal Growth and Development 35 3.2 Infant and Child Growth and Development 36 3.3 Causes of Signifi cant Variations in Growth and Development 37 3.4 Manipulations of Growth and Development 37 3.5 Disability 38 3.6 Gender Development 39 3.7 Causes of Signifi cant Variations in Sex and Gender 40 3.8 Epidemiology 41 3.9 Screening / Assessment 41 3.10 Theories / Models 43 3.11 Treatment / Management 45 3.12 Guidelines 46 3.13 Summary 46 3.14 References 47 4 Adolescent Development 50 4.1 Behavioural Factors Infl uencing Reproductive Health Outcome 50 4.2 Epidemiology 50 4.3 Sexual Development 52 4.4 Effects of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Behaviours 52 4.5 Treatments / Interventions 53 4.6 Theories / Models 54 4.7 Disease and Treatment Effects on Adolescent's Reproductive Health Outcomes 56 4.8 Individual, Household and Family 56 4.9 Guidelines 57 4.10 Interventions 58 4.11 Summary ...
