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100 1 _aWeil, Jon.
245 1 0 _aPsychosocial Genetic Counseling.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aOxford :
_bOxford University Press, Incorporated,
_c2000.
264 4 _c©2000.
300 _a1 online resource (316 pages)
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
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490 1 _aOxford Monographs on Medical Genetics Series ;
_vv.No. 41
505 0 _aIntro -- Contents -- 1 The Counselee as Individual -- Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Psychosocial Meanings of Parenthood -- Coping Strategies -- The Search for Meaning -- Psychological Defenses -- The Coping Process -- Self-esteem and Narcissistic Injury -- Grief and Mourning -- Guilt and Shame -- 2 The Counselee in a Social Context -- Family Structure -- The Family in a Temporal and Social Context -- Family Belief Systems -- Communication -- Couples -- Social Isolation and Social Support -- Religion -- 3 Techniques of Psychosocial Genetic Counseling -- Unconditional Positive Regard, Empathy, and Genuineness -- Informed Observation -- Developing Emotional Intensity -- Reducing Emotional Intensity -- Presentation of Self -- Promoting Competence and Autonomy -- Reframing -- Modeling and Role Play -- Addressing Guilt and Shame -- Giving Bad News -- Mental Health Referrals -- Countertransference -- 4 The Structure of Psychosocial Genetic Counseling -- Initial Contacts -- Introductions -- Beliefs, Understanding, and Questions -- Agendas -- The Pedigree as a Psychosocial Instrument -- Presenting Information -- Meeting with Subsets of Counselees -- Closing the Session -- Follow-up -- 5 Nondirective Counseling, Risk Perception, and Decision Making -- Nondirective Genetic Counseling -- Risk Perception and Interpretation -- Decision Making -- 6 Specific Counseling Situations and Counselees -- Prenatal Diagnosis Counseling -- Cancer Risk Counseling -- Genetic Counseling with Children -- Genetic Counseling with Adolescents -- 7 The Ethnocultural Imperative -- Culture and Ethnocultural Identity -- Cultures and Cultural Differences -- Ethnocultural History and Social Experience -- Institutional and Social Barriers to Services -- Ethnocultural Self-awareness -- Cross-Cultural Generic Counseling Techniques -- Reducing Institutional and Social Barriers.
505 8 _a8 Genetic Counseling in an Expanding Social Context -- Resistance to Genetic Screening, Testing, and Counseling for Reproductive Issues -- Critiques -- The Voices of Individuals Affected by Genetic Disease, Birth Defects, and Disabilities -- Genetic Counseling: Content and Context -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- M -- N -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
520 _aThis text provides a comprehensive account of the psychosocial aspects of genetic counseling, combining theoretical and practical approaches with many clinical vignettes. It covers the psychosocial effects of genetic disorders on individuals, couples, and families; counseling techniques and the counseling session agenda; prenatal diagnosis counseling, cancer risk counseling, and genetic counseling with children and adolescents; the psychology of risk interpretation and decision making; and the influence of ethnocultural issues on counselees and counselor.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aGenetic counseling -- Psychological aspects.
650 0 _aGenetic counseling -- Social aspects.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aWeil, Jon
_tPsychosocial Genetic Counseling
_dOxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated,c2000
_z9780195120660
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
830 0 _aOxford Monographs on Medical Genetics Series
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3053655
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