Infertility: Perspectives from Stress and Coping Research
In: The Springer Series on Stress and Coping
In: Springer Series on Stress and Coping
In: Springer eBook Collection
I: An Introduction to the Infertility Process -- 1. Psychological Adjustment to Infertility: An Overview of Conceptual Approaches -- 2. Diagnosis and Medical Treatment of Infertility -- 3. Psychological Reactions to Infertility -- II: Application of Conceptual Models and Constructs in Psychology to the Study of the Infertility Process -- 4. The Importance of Social Relationships for Infertile Couples' Well-Being -- 5. Cognitive Appraisals, Coping Processes, and Adjustment to Infertility -- 6. Causal Explanations for Infertility: Their Relation to Control Appraisals and Psychological Adjustment -- 7. Perceived Control and Adjustment to Infertility among Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization -- 8. Cognitive Examination of Motivation for Childbearing as a Factor in Adjustment to Infertility -- III: Current Status and Future Directions -- 9. Psychological Intervention and Infertility -- 10. Psychological Adjustment to Infertility: Future Directions in Research and Application -- Author Index.
