The Woman Patient

1 • The Woman Patient.- 2 • Feminism: Making a Difference in Our Health.- 3 • Prenatal Influences on Child Health and Development.- 4 • Decisions about Reproduction: Genetic Counseling.- 5 • The Physiological Aspects of Pregnancy.- 6 • “Normal” and “Special” Aspects of Pregnancy: A Psychological Approach.- 7 • The Sense of Mastery in the Childbirth Experience.- 8 • The COPE Story: A Service to Pregnant and Postpartum Women.- 9 • Adolescent Sexuality and Pregnancy.- 10 • Conflicts between Fertility and Infertility.- 11 • The Problem of Infertility.- 12 • A Historical Understanding of Contraception.- 13 • The Emotional Impact of Abortion.- 14 • Medical Gynecology: Problems and Patients.- 15 • Surgical Gynecology.- 16 • Hysterectomy and Other Gynecological Surgeries: A Psychological View.- 17 • Breast Disorders.- 18 • A Psychological Consideration of Mastectomy.- 19 • The “Difficult” Patient: Observations on the Staff-Patient Interaction.- 20 • The Woman and Esthetic Surgery.- 21 • An Overview of Problems in Sexual Functioning.- 22 • Female Sexual Dysfunctions: A Clinical Approach.- 23 • The Impact of Rape.- 24 • A Gynecological Approach to Menopause.- 25 • Menopause.