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Menopause: Salient Issues for Counselors
Author(s) -
PATTERSON MARILYN M.,
LYNCH ANN Q.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1988.tb02089.x
Subject(s) - menopause , salient , psychological intervention , psychological distress , distress , psychology , ideal (ethics) , social psychology , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , applied psychology , medicine , mental health , psychiatry , epistemology , computer science , philosophy , artificial intelligence
Counselors are in ideal positions to help change attitudes toward viewing menopause as a time of positive change, rather than a time of psychological distress. Following definitions and a review of historical, sociological, psychological, and attitudinal factors that account for negative responses associated with menopause, recommendations for counselor interventions are proposed.