In Behalf of Women Over 40: Understanding the Importance of the Menopause

Berkun, Cleo S.

doi:10.1093/sw/31.5.378

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“…The cultural ageism and sexism in America is believed to contribute to women's perceptions such as associating no sense of achievement, or gained status, with menopause (Mansfield & Voda, 1993), fear of physical and sexual deterioration (Berkun, 1986;Mansfield et al, 1995), and anticipation of depression (Matthews, 1992). Matthews reported that 80% of the premenopausal women who participated in the Healthy Women Study believed that women in general were liable to get depressed during menopause.…”

Section: Behavioral Science Paradigmsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Counseling Women in Midlife: An Integrative Approach to Menopause

Huffman¹,

Myers²

1999

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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Menopause is a normative life transition that is experienced by virtually all women, yet remains poorly understood. The dominance of the biomedical model results in a unidimensional definition of menopause as a biological event, ignoring the influence of cultural and psychosocial factors. Counselors who use an integrative approach can not only provide accurate biomedical information but also conceptualize menopause as a normative midlife transition. The purpose of this article is to provide a foundation in biomedical issues and to consider how these independently, and in interaction with cultural and psychosocial factors, influence the experience of menopause.

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Section: Behavioral Science Paradigmsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Counseling Women in Midlife: An Integrative Approach to Menopause

Huffman¹,

Myers²

1999

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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“…For example, on the basis of interviews with 60 healthy American women between the ages of 40 and 55, Berkun (1986) concluded that there was no relationship between the women's emotional state and menstrual status.…”

Section: Menopause As An Event To Be Dreadedmentioning

confidence: 99%

Multicultural Perspectives on Menopause and the Climacteric

Chornesky¹

1998

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Different cultures have different attitudes toward menopause and the symptoms of menopause. This article discusses research on these attitudes and suggests that the way menopause is conceptualized is primarily a function of societal attitudes toward the roles and status of women, especially mature women. It also presents recommendations for social work research and practice with women in midlife.Menopause-the cessation of menses, or the final menstrual period-is a single event lasting less than a week, whereas the climacteric spans a 30-year continuum between the ages of 35 and 65.... The decade of perimenopause at the center of the climacteric includes all the phases of menopause: premenopause, menopause and postmenopause. (Notelovitz, 1993, p. 26) The most creative force in the world is the woman with postmenopausal zest. (attributed to Margaret Mead, quoted in Lock, 1993, p. xiv) Women's experiences with the climacteric period vary tremendously from culture to culture. The symptoms women typically experience during this period range from virtually none to severe. Japanese women's symptoms have been described as minimal (Lock, 1993) and those of Mayan women in Mexico as

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“…In developing countries, women in some cultures may take on more esteemed roles post-menopause [19], unlike other cultures where women's contribution to society may be devalued post menopause [20]. Mainly in underdeveloped and developing countries women are suppressed and their needs are not given priority, with common statements from husbands or family members as ''Why do you need to replace teeth at this age, what more is left''.…”

Section: Cultural Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%