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Index
Acquaintance rape
Adolescent girls
academic issues
(see
Intelligence; Schools)
at border of adulthood and childhood
chemicals, use of
(see
Alcohol use; Drug use)
common themes for
confusion
cultural pressures on (see Cultural pressures)
depression
dramatic changes in
eating disorders
emotional issues
(see also
Depression; other specific emotions)
family relations
fears
as “female impersonators”
fragmentation
on gender inequality issues
ideal community for
idealism in
“imaginary audience syndrome”
longer age span as
loss of self
magical thinking
media influence on
(see
Media)
moodiness
need for protective space
peer relations
(see
Peers)
physical issues
(see
Appearance; Weight concerns)
positive influences on
problems with reasoning
psychotherapeutic approach for
scapegoating other girls
self-mutilation
sexual violence against
(see
Sexual assault)
spiritual issues
strength in
surface behavior/deep structure, split in
thought process
unresolved issues
Adoption, case story
Adult women. See
also
Mothers
Advertising
Affection, parental, control vs.
African-Americans, case story
Alcoholism
bulimic vulnerability to
heredity risk factor
Alcohol use
basic motives for
case stories
dangerous patterns
normal experimentation
pervasiveness of
as symptom of other problems
Altruism
American Association of University Women studies
American Psychological Association studies
Amphetamines
Androgyny
Angelou, Maya
Anger
and alcohol use
from assuming false self
case story
difficulty dealing with
girls’ indirect expression of
of rape victim
Anorexia
bulimia vs.
case story as metaphor for cultural
expectations of women
physical signs
Anxiety
Appearance.
See also
Weight concerns
case story
cultural stereotypes
as defining characteristic
father’s value of
lookism
parental downplaying of
and social acceptance
unhappiness with
Atwood, Margaret
Authenticity.
See
True self/false self conflict
Awakening therapy
Bantam, Wendy
Battered women
Beauty.
See
Appearance
Beauty queens
Bepko, Claudia
Bermuda Triangle, girls’ developmental
Binge and purge.
See
Bulimia
“Black-and-white” thinking Blended family
Bly, Carol
Bodies.
See
Appearance; Weight concerns
Boone, Pat
Boundary-making
Broverman, I. K.
Bulimia
anorexia vs.
case stories
impact on health
occupations linked to
Caffeine
Calmness, parental
Categorization
Centering
Chemical dependence. See Alcohol use; Drug use
Child abuse
Choices, conscious
Churchill, Winston
Clinton, Chelsea
Clinton, Hillary Rodham
Cognitive behaviorism
Coles, Robert
Competitiveness, anorexic
Compulsive eaters
bulimic binges
case story
Consciousness altering
Consciousness raising
Consumer goods.
See
Advertising
Control.
See also
Impulsivity
anorexic’s use of
compulsive eaters’ problems with
parental affection vs.
Crime. See Sexual assault; Violence
Cultural pressures.
See also
Advertising; Media; True self/false self conflict
and academic performance
and appearance
to be “nice”
to be thin
to break parental bonds
common themes
current intensification of (see 1990s society)
for drug/alcohol use
as dysfunctional
and earlier puberty
and eating disorders
on families
“feel good” mentality
four possible reactions to
intersection with individual psychology
misogynistic
on mother-daughter relationship
and personal growth
and scapegoating
and self-mutilation
and sexual issues
stereotypes
(see
Gender differences/stereotypes)
suggested changes in
Curie, Marie
Curtis, Jamie Lee
Date rape. See Acquaintance rape
Dating
De Beauvoir, Simone
Denial
Depression.
See also
Mood swings
from assuming false self
bulimia-linked
case stories
continuum of
self-mutilation and
signs of
Diana, Princess
Diary of Anne Frank
Diderot, Denis
Dieting. See Eating disorders; Weight concerns
Diet pills
Discrimination.
See
Gender differences/stereotypes; Racism
Dissociative reaction
Divorce.
See also
Single-parent homes case stories
Drama of the Gifted Child, The
(Miller)
Drug use.
See also
Alcohol use
basic motives for
case stories
dangerous patterns
normal experimentation
parental sensitivity to issue of
prevalence of
as symptom of other problems
Dysfunctional family label
Eating disorders
case stories
and cultural pressures to be thin
prevalence of
statistical incidence
Edelman, Marian Wright
Education. See Schools
Emotional pain. See Pain, psychic
Emotions. See
also
Depression; Mood swings
bulimia-linked
skills for dealing with
Epston, David
Erikson, E. H.
Fairy tales
False self.
See
True self/false self conflict
Family
adolescent ambivalence toward
adolescent blame of
adolescent distancing from
adolescent embarrassment by
adolescent healthy relationship with
affection vs. control issues
case story of adoption
case stories of authoritarian
case story of illness impact on
case stories of liberal
case stories of minority
case stories of sexual assault impact on
case story of wealthy
communication in
dealing with drug/alcohol use
divorce issues
double standard for parents
dysfunctional label
false self to please
father-daughter relationships
healthy ideal
individuation vs. separation from
mother-daughter relationships
1950s traditional
1990s concerns and changes
psychotherapeutic negative bias toward
sexual assault within
Fathers
case stories
double standard of parenting for
emotional effects of abusive
as model for good male-female relations
qualities of good
Fat Is a Feminist Issue
(Orbach)
Feelings. See Emotions
Femininity
Feminism
First Amendment
“Flow experiences”
Fonda, Jane
Food. See Eating disorders
Freud, Sigmund
Friedan, Betty
Friendships.
See
Peers
Fuller, Margaret
Gender differences/stereotypes .
See also
Femininity; Misogynist culture
anorexia as metaphor
beauty vs. brains
expressing anger
of ideal female sexuality
language reflecting
new “manhood” model
in 1950s, 237—38 parental influence on
of parental involvement
sexual rules
treatment at home
treatment in schools
women as sex objects
Gifted girl students
Gilligan, Carol
Ginsberg, Allen
Girls.
See
Adolescent girls; Preadolescent girls
Gore, Tipper
Gratification
Haley, Jay
Hamlet
(Shakespeare)
“Hate it but do it center” of brain
Hispanics, case story
History, male-dominated
Homosexuality
hooks, bell
“Hostile Hallways” (study)
Humanist psychology
Idealism
Identity.
See also
True self/false self conflict
“Imaginary audience syndrome”
Impulsivity
Individuality
Individuation
“Indoctrination into goodness”
Intelligence
Intercourse
Invulnerability, sense of
IQ scores
Joy, adolescent
Junior high school
Kerr, Barbara
Kohlberg, Lawrence
Krestan, Jo-Ann
Language, gender and
Lanugo (body hair)
Latency period. See Preadolescent girls
Lee, Robert E.
Lehnhoff, John
Lerner, Harriet
Lesbian adolescents
Longworth, Alice Roosevelt
Lookism. See
under
Appearance
Magazines, teen-oriented
Magical thinking
Mailer, Norman
Marijuana
Mass culture.
See
Cultural pressures; Media
Mathematics, girls’ problems with
McNaron, Toni
Mead, Margaret
Media.
See also
Advertising
impact on adolescents
need for national debate on
in 1950s—60s
portrayal of women in
self-destructive behavior-sophistication link
sex and violence depictions in
Meichenbaum, Don
Men.
See
Fathers; Gender
differences/stereotypes;
Misogynistic culture
Menopause
Menstruation
Miller, Alice
Miller, Henry
Mind-altering drugs
Minority groups, case stories
Misogynistic culture
Models
Monroe, Marilyn
Mood swings
Mothers
case stories
conflicts with daughters
good
as role models of passivity
as role models of strength
as targets of blame
Movies. See Media
MTV
Music
Mutilation.
See
Self-mutilation
Nader, Ralph
National Council on Alcoholism
Native Americans, case story
1950s society, author’s story
1990s society
case stories
contrasted with 1950s
demands of
gratification emphasis
intensified pressures
pressures to be thin
sexual issues
suggested changes in
North Star metaphor
O’Keeffe, Georgia
Olson, Tillie
Ophelia (fictional character)
Overeaters Anonymous
Overeating.
See
Eating disorders
Page, Clarence
Pain, psychic
advertising’s panaceas for
bulimia as escape from
chemical use to cope with
compulsive eating to hide
managing skill
physical expression of
Parents. See Family; Fathers; Mothers
Parton, Dolly
Peers

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