Psychosocial Genetic Counseling

Name: Psychosocial Genetic Counseling
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ISBN: 9780195120660

ISBN-10: 0195120663

ISBN-13: 9780195120660

Edition: 2000

Authors: Jon Weil

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Psychosocial issues are integral to all genetic counseling interactions. They include counselees' beliefs about the cause of birth defects and genetic disorders, the cognitive procession of medical information and risk figures, emotions such as anxiety and guilt, and the complex process of decision making. Drawing on direct clinical experience and the growing body of relevant literature, Psychosocial Genetic Counseling provides a comprehensive, integrated approach to understanding these issues and their applications to genetic counseling. The book combines theoretical and practical approaches, including many clinical vignettes and examples of dialogue. It is written in an engaging style…

Book details

List price: $99.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/7/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 9.09" wide x 6.10" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.672
Language: English




The Counselee as Individual



The Counselee in a Social Context



Techniques of Psychosocial Genetic Counseling



The Structure of Genetic Counseling Interactions



Nondirective Counseling, Conselee Autonomy, and Decision Making



Specific Counseling Situations and Counselees



The Ethnocultural Imperative



Genetic Counseling in an Expanding Social Context