Advances in Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Front Matter....Pages I-XXXIV
The Woman: An Anthropological View....Pages 1-5
Changing Female Identity: A Historical and Critical Review of Psychoanalytic Aspects of Femininity....Pages 5-11
Social-Psychological Factors in Women’s Changing Self-Concepts....Pages 11-16
The Woman in Different Phases of Life....Pages 17-18
Women in Switzerland....Pages 18-19
The Future of Motherhood....Pages 20-21
The Influences of Modernization and Democratization on Japanese Women....Pages 21-21
Women in a Changing Society....Pages 21-25
New Changes of Sociocultural Factors Which Have an Impact on Women’s Behaviour, Childbearing and Fertility....Pages 25-27
Women and Sex Education in Peru....Pages 27-29
Women’s Complaints in the Society of Today....Pages 29-29
The Changing Situation of Women During the Past 10 Years and Its Consequences for Gynecology....Pages 30-33
Women in a Changing Society: Australia....Pages 34-36
Psychological Implications in Different Periods of Life....Pages 37-39
A Medical Perspective of Women Aged 35–45....Pages 40-56
The Return of Mature Women to the World of Work....Pages 57-62
Cross-Cultural Perspectives of Women in the Postgenerative Phase....Pages 62-63
Androgyny: A Model for Improving Gynecologist — Women Interactions....Pages 63-64
The Influence of Traditional Sex-Role Patterns on the Interpretation of Psychosomatic Complaints....Pages 64-67
Psychosomatics in the Gynecological Hospital....Pages 68-74
The Frequency of Psychosomatic Disorders in a Gynecological University Clinic....Pages 75-76
Emotional Evaluation of the Doctor-Patient Relationship in Gynecology....Pages 76-77
Teaching Psychosomatic Gynecology to Medical Students....Pages 77-80
Clinical Psychology in Obstetrics and Gynecology....Pages 81-83
Changing an Obstetric Hospital by Using Psychosomatic Ideas....Pages 84-85
Interaction Processes During the Gynecological Round....Pages 85-90
Is Psychosomatic Obstetrics Possible Without Reflecting One’s Own Professional Picture and Ego?....Pages 91-95
The Effects of Gynecological Disorders on a Partnership....Pages 95-97
The Psychosomatic Approach in Gynecology and Obstetrics....Pages 98-106
Some Psychiatric Aspects of Obesity....Pages 106-114
Obesity in Gynecology and Obstetrics: Psychological Aspects....Pages 114-123
Nutritional Changes During the Menstrual Cycle S. F. Abraham....Pages 123-124
Uncommon Eating/Weight Disorders Related to Amenorrhea, Infertility and Problematic Pregnancy....Pages 124-128
Psychosomatic Symptomatology in Mature Women in Correlation with Menstrual Cycles....Pages 128-130
Headache and Menstruation....Pages 131-131
Endorphins as Neuroregulators of Reproduction....Pages 131-135
Psychosomatic Problems in the Psychoendocrinology of Hyperprolactinemia....Pages 135-136
Psychosomatic Conflicts and Gonadotropin Secretion: Diagnosis and Therapy of the Secondary Amenorrhea Syndrome....Pages 136-136
Psychological Counceling in Secondary Amenorrhea....Pages 137-140
Psychoneuroendocrine Aspects in Psycho- and Somatic Environmental Factors....Pages 140-140
Function and “Usefulness” of Hormone Disturbances in the Biography of Gynecological Patients....Pages 141-142
The Effect of Corticosterone, Cortisone, Desoxycortisone and Hydrocortisone on Rat Uterine Contractility at Oestrus....Pages 142-144
Psychological Problems in the Treatment of Idiopathic Hirsutism with the Antiandrogen Cyproterone Acetate....Pages 144-145
Femininity in Anorexia Nervosa....Pages 146-151
Correlation Between Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and Hormonal Data in 14 Cases of Female Anorexia Nervosa at the Time of Maximum Emaciation....Pages 151-156
The Anorectic Patient: Her Feelings and Conflicts as an Individual and as a Member of a Family....Pages 157-158
The Premenstrual Syndrome....Pages 159-168
The Premenstrual Syndrome: A Workshop Report....Pages 169-170
Premenstrual Syndrome and Personality Traits: A Study on 110 Pregnant Patients....Pages 170-174
Premenstrual Tension as a Stress Condition....Pages 174-178
Treatment of the Premenstrual Syndrome: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study on the Efficacy of Dydrogesterone....Pages 178-179
Chronic Pelvic Pain Without Obvious Pathology in Women....Pages 180-182
Psychological Aspects of Gynecological Pain Experience....Pages 183-184
Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain in Female Patients by Multidisciplinary Approach....Pages 184-187
Body Language in Female Sexuality....Pages 188-195
The Costly Lack of Timely Education in Human Sexuality for the Adolescent....Pages 196-196
Cases of Sexual Disorder Experienced by Gynecological Patients....Pages 196-205
Psychosocial Factors in Cases of Female Sexual Disorders....Pages 205-206
On Indications and Suitability of the Treatment of Sexual Dysfunctions Through Focussing Description....Pages 207-207
Psychodynamic Aspects of Female Sexual Disorders....Pages 207-209
Psychoendocrine Response to Sexual Arousal in Human Females....Pages 209-209
Psychological Aspects of Legal Induced Abortion....Pages 209-213
Teaching Human Sexuality in Childbirth Classes....Pages 214-215
The Use of Biofeedback in the Diagnosing, Monitoring and Treatment of Anxiety in Patients with Sexual Dysfunction....Pages 215-218
Sexuality in the Husband During His Wife’s Pregnancy....Pages 218-219
Lubrication Deficiens, a Psychosomatic Symptom: Etiology and Treatment....Pages 219-221
Sexual Crisis, Sexual Skills and Enrichment....Pages 221-221
Psychosomatic Aspects in Pregnancy and Delivery of Former Sterility Patients....Pages 222-223
Psychological Reactions of Ethnic Couples to Infertility....Pages 224-224
A Diagnostic Instrument to Evaluate the Psychosomatic Background of Gyneco-Endocrinological Disturbances and Functional Sterility....Pages 224-226
The Realization of the Desire for a Child: The Point of View of Women at the End of Their Fertile Period....Pages 227-228
Psychological Counceling with Couples Requesting AID....Pages 228-231
Heterologous Insemination and Its Medical and Psychological Indications....Pages 231-233
The Big Secret: Male Infertility....Pages 234-236
Psychoanalytical Interpretation and Social Reality: Illustrated by the Practice of Giving Indications for Abortion....Pages 237-239
Abortion from the Viewpoint of Unresolved Separation Conflicts: A Psychoanalytical Study....Pages 240-241
The Self-Concept of Women After Induced Abortion....Pages 241-242
Pregnancy Conflict and Induced Abortion in Families of Alien Employees....Pages 243-244
Risk Factors Amongst Hysterectomy Patients....Pages 245-247
Clinical and Psychodynamic Considerations on Sexual Behaviour in a Group of Women Subject to Hysterectomy....Pages 248-248
Self-perception of Femininity and Depression in Posthysterectomy Women....Pages 248-250
The Situation of Contraception in Families of Alien Employees: With Special Consideration of Sterilization....Pages 251-253
Psychological Adjustment to Laparoscopy for Sterilization and Infertility Investigation: The Need for Preparation....Pages 253-257
Patterns of Reproduction and Family Planning in Two Urban Neighborhoods in Jaffa....Pages 258-260
On Psychology of Sterilization in Family Planning....Pages 260-262
Report on Experience and Data Evaluation of 274 Sterilization Consultations at the Women’s Hospital of the Free University of Berlin....Pages 262-263
On Psychology and Psychodynamics of Refertilization....Pages 264-264
Why 70 Women “Regret” Their Sterilization....Pages 264-265
Psychosomatic Aspects of Contraception....Pages 265-265
Psychosocial Aspects of Fertility and Sterility....Pages 266-268
Summary of the Session “Contraception”....Pages 268-268
Psychic Changes with Hormonal Contraception by Women....Pages 269-269
Psychology of the Subconscious and Tube Sterilization for Contraceptive Purposes....Pages 269-270
Contraceptive Behaviour: Observations with 222 Female Students....Pages 270-271
Contraception as Social Action: A Criticism of the Concept of the Unconscious Wish for a Child....Pages 272-274
The Psychosomatic Approach to Gynecologic Cancers....Pages 275-285
Cancer as a Psychosomatic Disease in Man....Pages 285-287
The Reaction of the Cancer Patient to the Diagnosis....Pages 288-289
Psychosomatics of Women with Tumors of the Genital Organs....Pages 289-290
Psychometric Investigation of Breast Cancer Patients in Comparison with Those with Benign Breast Diseases....Pages 290-291
Hospitalization from the Point of View of the Carcinoma Patient....Pages 292-293
The Psychological and Sexual Situation of Women Following a Mastectomy: First Results....Pages 294-297
Psychosomatic Aspects of Subcutaneous Mastectomy....Pages 297-299
Psycho-Social Care After Cancer of the Breast....Pages 299-300
Psychological Study with Carcinoma In Situ of the Cervix Uteri....Pages 300-302
The Effect of Gynecological Cancer and Its Treatment on the Sex Life of Women....Pages 303-303
Psychological and Psychosomatic Aspects in the Sexual Life of Women Following Radical Hysterectomy for Carcinoma of the Cervix....Pages 303-312
Psychosomatic Aspects of Fatal Cancers in Women: A Study from General Practice....Pages 312-316
Establishment of a Self-Experience Group After Radical Surgery of Cervical Carcinoma....Pages 317-318
Group Therapy in Patients with Gynecologic Cancer....Pages 319-320
The Bremen Model for Cancer Aftercare....Pages 320-321
Socio-Medical Interrelations in Climacterium....Pages 322-322
The Menopause: The Confidence Trick of the Century....Pages 322-323
The Effect of the Mother-Child Relationship on Geriatrics....Pages 323-326
The Effects of Estrogen Therapy on the Sex Life of Postmenopausal Women....Pages 326-329
Developmental Aspects of Expectant and New Parenthood....Pages 330-344
Healthy Pregnancy....Pages 345-347
Psychophysical Well-Being Throughout Pregnancy and the Child’s Development....Pages 347-347
Idealized Motherhood and the Later Reality....Pages 348-353
Self-Evaluation and Attitudes of Pregnant Women....Pages 353-356
Fear of Childbirth in Pregnant Women....Pages 356-360
The Influence of Psycho-Social Factors on the Course of Delivery and Its Subjective Experience: An Empirical Study....Pages 360-362
Emotions During Pregnancy and the Relationship of the Age of the Fetus to the Subjective Ratings by Pregnant Women....Pages 362-365
The First Pregnancy: Emotions and Fantasies....Pages 365-370
The Psychological Effects of Ultrasound Scanning in Pregnancy....Pages 371-373
Prenatal Preparation of the Child for Survival After Birth....Pages 373-373
Toward a Theory of Intrauterine Bonding....Pages 373-374
Psychosomatic Aspects of Toxaemia of Pregnanc....Pages 374-378
Some Psychological Characteristics of the Personality of Women with High-Risk Pregnancies....Pages 378-380
Psychological Experience of Pregnancy and Delivery in a Group of 93 Married Women....Pages 380-381
Psychoprophylactic Pregnancy. Self-Experience Groups: A Total Concept in Prenatal Care....Pages 382-382
Personality Traits and Attitudes Towards Pregnancy in Couples Seeking Amniocentesis Because of High Risk for Chromosomal Aberration....Pages 382-383
A Prospective Study of Psychological and Social Factors in Pregnancy Related to Preterm and Low-Birthweight Deliveries....Pages 384-385
Childbirth Education for High-Risk Mothers....Pages 385-388
Psychosomatic Aspects of Premature Labor....Pages 388-390
Personality and Psychodynamics in Tokolysis Patients....Pages 390-390
Premature Labor and Hypnosis....Pages 391-394
Respiratory Biofeedback (Leuner) in the Treatment of Premature Labor....Pages 394-395
Effect of Yogic Asanas in Obstetrics and Gynecology....Pages 396-402
Transcendental Meditation for Obstetric Psycho-Prophylaxis....Pages 402-404
Respiratory Biofeedback (Leuner) in Psychological Birth Preparation....Pages 404-405
Application of Different Methods of Relaxation in Pregnancy, Labor and Puerperium....Pages 405-407
Childbirth: Confidence or Chaos?....Pages 408-409
A Behavioral Treatment of Childbirth Anxieties and Preparation for Childbirth....Pages 409-409
Risk Modulation in Holistic Pregnancy Care....Pages 410-412
Obstetric Psychoprophylaxis Has now Come into Its Own....Pages 412-417
On the Effects of Psychoprophylaxis on Perinatal Mortality, Morbidity, Frequency of Malformation and Premature Births....Pages 417-420
Humanized, Joyous Hospital Birth....Pages 420-422
Implications of Information and Information Processing by the Recipient in Preparation for Childbirth....Pages 422-423
Characterology in Obstetric Psychoprophylaxis....Pages 424-426
Our Experiences in Psychoprophylaxis....Pages 426-427
Psychosomatic Aspects of Maternal Education and Delivery....Pages 427-428
Application of Behaviour Therapy in Psychoprophylaxis Given to a Group of Women in Caracas....Pages 428-428
Participation of the Pediatrician in Childbirth Preparation: A Concept and First Experiences....Pages 429-429
Preparation for Parenthood: The Role of the Health Visitor....Pages 429-431
Self-Concept and Role of Those Who Prepare Mothers for Birth....Pages 431-432
Presumption of an Obstetrical Psycho-Prophylaxis Involving the Partner in the Pregnancy and Delivery....Pages 433-433
Importance of the Sense of Pathology in Pregnancy and Delivery in View of a Realistic Curative and Preventive Attitude in Perinatalogy....Pages 433-435
Lamaze in America: 20 Years Later....Pages 435-436
Having a Baby After 30, a Social Phenomenon in the United States of America....Pages 436-437
Psychosomatic Disturbances in the Course of Labor....Pages 438-447
Psychosomatic Studies During Labor (I): Emphasis on Electrophysiological Studies During Dilatation....Pages 447-451
Psychosomatic Studies During Labor (II): Emphasis on Transactional Analysis....Pages 452-454
Interactions in the Delivery Room....Pages 454-455
Immunizing Against Helplessness in Labor and Parturition: An Experimental Study....Pages 456-457
How Do Psychosomatic Aspects Agree with Modern Obstetrics?....Pages 457-458
Some Psychological Aspects of Epidural Analgesia....Pages 458-461
Alternative Obstetrics: Background and Practice of a Model of Natural Childbirth....Pages 461-461
Korea: A Traditional Obstetric System in Confrontation with Modern Obstetrics....Pages 462-462
The Cultural Desexing of Childbirth: Birth as a Clinical Crisis....Pages 462-463
Changing the Psychosocial Structure of an Obstetric Hospital According to the Wishes of the Patients: An Investigation of 565 Women in Childbed....Pages 464-465
Consultation for Pregnant Women Who Want a Home of Ambulatory Birth....Pages 465-467
Experiences with Outpatient Deliveries in the Doctor’s Office....Pages 467-467
Psychosomatic Prenatal Care and Child Development: The Pediatrician’s Role....Pages 468-468
Birth of Siblings: Children’s Perceptions and Interpretations....Pages 468-469
The Human Newborn and His Mother: Two Mutually Regulating Organisms as One System....Pages 470-472
Neonatal Capacity for Early Interaction and Its Long-Term Consequences....Pages 472-479
Pregnancy as Latent Decision-Making Process: A Study of the Psychological and Social Determinants in Decision-Making....Pages 480-481
Psychological and Personality Related Aspects in the Acceptance of the the Rooming-in System....Pages 481-482
The Importance of Attitudes During Pregnancy and Early Mother-Child Contact for Breastfeeding Behavior: An Empirical Study....Pages 482-484
Rooming-in and Breastfeeding....Pages 484-486
A Prospective Study of Breastfeeding Post Partum....Pages 486-487
Successes and Limits of Intensive Psychosomatic Perinatal Care Under the Special View of Long-Term Breastfeeding....Pages 487-488
Frequency and Duration of Breastfeeding in Relation to Psychosocial Factors....Pages 489-489
Help for the Breastfeeding Mother: The Situation in Germany....Pages 489-491
The Effect of the Mother’s Personality Upon the Early Mother-Child Relationship....Pages 491-493
The Development of the Parent-Infant Relationship....Pages 494-496
Modifications in Obstetric Management: The Effect in Postpartum Maternal-Infant Adjustment....Pages 497-498
The Prognosis of Poor Mental Health Post Partum: A Study of the Long-Term Consequences for the Family....Pages 498-502
Tenderness Towards the Newborn After Early Post Partum Contact....Pages 502-503
Aspects of Post Partum Depression: A Study with the Beck Inventory....Pages 503-506
Catamnestic Explorations of Post Partum Women with Rooming-in Children Compared to Women with Children in Nursing Rooms....Pages 507-508
The Responsibility of the Gynecologist for a Successful Mother-Child Relationship....Pages 508-508
Psychosomatic Disorders Following Pregnancy Among Women Having a Neurotic Relationship with the Child....Pages 509-509
The Effect of Drug Addiction on Pregnancy, Labor, the Newborn Infant, and the Early Mother-Child Relationship....Pages 509-515
Suicide in Pregnancy....Pages 516-518
Back Matter....Pages 519-525