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Psychopathology is the science of deviant behavior. However, as psy­ chopathologists, our explanations of deviant behavior are not developed in a sterile, laboratory environment. Abnormality is a relative concept, and the labeling of someone or some behavior as abnormal is inextrica­ bly linked to a particular social context. In the United States, for exam­ ple, a woman reporting vivid hallucinations is likely to be committed to a mental hospital and the behavior considered maladaptive. In other cultures, the same behavior may be interpreted as reflecting magical, healing powers, and the woman honored and revered. An explicit assumption underlying this book is that elements of social causality influence the development and maintenance of psycho­ pathology. While the chapters emphasize environmental influences, this is not intended to negate the importance of physiological, biological, genetic, or hormonal factors in relation to psychopathology. The purpose of this book is to examine the impact of sex role ster­ eotypes on the occurrence and distribution of specific forms of psycho­ pathology. In contrast to prior work, which emphasizes sex differences (e.g., Franks and Gomberg's Gender and Disordered Behavior) these are not the primary focus of this volume. Sex Roles and Psychopathology analyzes the extent to which cultural norms about the sexes, societal expectations and values about sex-typed behavior and sex differences, and profes­ sional biases influence the development, manifestation, and mainte­ nance of abnormal behavior among men and women.

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Author:   Cathy Widom
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.618kg
ISBN:  

9781468445640

ISBN 10:   1468445642
Pages:   402
Publication Date:   03 April 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

I Introduction.- 1 Sex Roles and Psychopathology.- 2 A Historical Perspective.- II Neurotic, Affective, and Schizophrenic Disorders.- 3 Gender Ideology and Phobias in Women.- 4 Hysteria.- 5 Sex Roles and Psychophysiological Disorders: Coronary Heart Disease.- 6 Depression in Relation to Sex Roles: Differences in Learned Susceptibility and Precipitating Factors.- 7 Suicide.- 8 Schizophrenia.- III Social Deviation and Sexual Dysfunction.- 9 Sex Roles, Criminality, and Psychopathology.- 10 A Sex-Roles Perspective on Drug and Alcohol Use by Women.- 11 Sex Roles and Sexual Dysfunction.- IV Age-Related Disorders.- 12 Sex-Related Differences in the Epidemiology of Child Psychopathology.- 13 Sex-Role Stereotypes and the Development of Eating Disorders.- 14 Senescence, Sex Roles, and Stress: Shepherding Resources into Old Age.- V Societal Management and Control.- 15 Sex Roles, Psychological Assessment, and Patient Management.- 16 Sex Roles in Medicine.

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