The monster within the hidden side of motherhood

The monster within : the hidden side of motherhood / Barbara Almond.

Author/creator	Almond, Barbara
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Berkeley : University of California Press,
Description	xxvi, 265 p. ; 22 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Motherhood--Psychological aspects. Mother and child--Psychological aspects. Love, Maternal.

Contents	The ubiquity of maternal ambivalence -- Motherlove: the power of maternal desire -- The subtle ambivalence of the too-good mother -- "Before the beginning": women's fears of monstrous births -- Women's reproductive fears: more clinical examples -- Rachel's story: internalized ambivalence and the dangers of hidden guilt -- Whose fault is it? The externalization of ambivalence -- When fears are realized -- From the child's point of view -- Vampyric mothering: from stage moms to invasive moms -- The darkest side of motherhood: child murder -- What happens later: the fate of maternal ambivalence -- What's a mother to do?
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2010020836
ISBN	9780520267138 (alk. paper)

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