The Pregnant Client: Understanding and Counseling Her

Bassoff, Evelyn Silten

doi:10.1111/j.2164-4918.1983.tb00110.x

The Personnel and Guidance Journal

1983

DOI: 10.1111/j.2164-4918.1983.tb00110.x

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The Pregnant Client: Understanding and Counseling Her

Evelyn Silten Bassoff

Abstract: To help the pregnant client manage her transition to motherhood, counselors need to understand and to build on the normal psychological changes of pregnancy.

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A psychosocial model of a medical problem: Maternal phenylketonuria

Shiloh

Waisbren²,

Levy³

1989

J Primary Prevent

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Treatment of maternal phenylketonuria (PKU) consists of a low phenylalanine diet, begun before conception, which is believed to prevent mental retardation, microcephaly, and congenital heart disease in offspring of women with PKU. Experiences in treating these women indicate that their cooperation with medical recommendations is generally poor. We present a psychosocial model on adjustment and coping in maternal PKU. The proposed model defines four stages in the reproductive years of women with PKU, each of which has specific behavioral goals. The four stages are: (1) prevention of unplanned pregnancies; (2) reproductive decision-making; (3) diet initiation; and (4) diet continuation through pregnancy. Review of the literature on the different behaviors expected at the different stages enabled indentification of psychosocial factors that may explain success or failure in achieving the goals at each stage. Based on this theoretical framework, practical implications for treating women with PKU have been suggested.

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A psychosocial model of a medical problem: Maternal phenylketonuria

Shiloh

Waisbren²,

Levy³

1989

J Primary Prevent

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The Pregnant Client: Understanding and Counseling Her

Abstract: To help the pregnant client manage her transition to motherhood, counselors need to understand and to build on the normal psychological changes of pregnancy.

Cited by 1 publication

References 21 publications

A psychosocial model of a medical problem: Maternal phenylketonuria

A psychosocial model of a medical problem: Maternal phenylketonuria

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