Jane’s Postpartum Depression in "The Yellow Wallpaper" In the "The Yellow Wallpaper‚" Charlotte Perkins Gilman describes her postpartum depression through the character of Jane. Jane was locked up for bed rest and was not able to go outside to help alleviate her nervous condition. Jane develops an attachment to the wallpaper and discovers a woman in the wallpaper. This shows that her physical treatment is only leading her to madness. The background of postpartum depression can be summarized by the
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background The postpartum or puerperium is a stage that produces changes and adaptations in women‚ couples and family. Effective coping‚ during this stage‚ depends on the relationship between the demands of stressful or difficult situations and the recourses that the puerperal individual has. Roy (2004)‚ in her Middle Range Theory about the Coping and Adaptation Processing‚ defines Coping as the ’’behavioral and cognitive efforts that a person makes to meet the environment
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Basic Consideration: Whall’s evaluation criteria is being applied to gather knowledge of the theoretical adequacy regarding Beck’s Theory of Postpartum Depression. The research article “From Practice to Midrange Theory and Back Again” chronicles this substantive midrange nursing theory of Cheryl Tatano Beck (Lasiuk & Ferguson‚ 2005). As referenced by the authors‚ the major concepts of Beck’s theory are clearly identified as loss of control‚ encountering terror‚ dying of self‚ struggling to survive
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”(Feldstein) The story is about a young mother who experiences with postpartum depression. While the narrator is clearly suffering from a kind of psychological distress at the beginning of the story‚ her mental state is worsened by her husband’s medical opinion that she confines herself to the house. Using the story and other research we can now see how the treatment for postpartum depression has improve and change over the years. Postpartum depression After using the term of “the rest cure”‚ a long time researchers
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MENTAL ILLNESS AND ITS TREATMENTS Postpartum depression is defined as‚ “a mood disorder that can affect women after childbirth… [and can cause] feelings of extreme sadness‚ anxiety‚ and exhaustion that may make it difficult for them to complete daily care activities for themselves or for others.” Today postpartum depression is a mental illness that is widely known‚ but in the late 1800’s when Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote “The Yellow Wallpaper‚” postpartum depression was not known. In fact‚ Charlotte
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In “The Yellow Wallpaper”‚ Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s protagonist deals with postpartum depression‚ amongst other factors‚ that puts a strain on her psyche. The house in which they are situated at‚ and where this whole story takes place‚ contains a yellow wallpaper that is the bedroom of both characters. However‚ for the narrator‚ this wallpaper irritates her and continues to diminish the minute sanity she has reserved. On top of that‚ her husband John has a questionable and rather ineffective way
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which resulted in Charlotte suffering from postpartum depression. Charles and Charlotte ended up separating‚ however she did remarry to her first cousin in 1900. Charlotte moved to California with Katharine in 1888‚ and it was at this time that Gilman became
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from a postpartum mood disorder. A postpartum mood disorder is an illness‚ just like heart disease. It changes the way you act and feel and can happen at anytime during the first year after the birth of your baby. There are different kinds of postpartum mood disorders: (1) postpartum anxiety and/or panic disorder (2) postpartum obsessive-compulsive disorder and (3) postpartum depression. Who has postpartum mood disorders? Any woman who is pregnant or has had a baby can have a postpartum mood
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Respiratory Drug Chart DrugMechanismUseSide/Adverse EffectsNursing Implications Antihistamines diphenhydramine hydrochloride-BENADRYL ALLEGRA‚ CLARITIN‚ ZYRTEC -competes for H1 receptors -prevent & treat allergic responses -hypnotic—safe‚ non- narcotic -anticholinergic -anti-emetic Central nervous system side effect are: drowsiness‚ sedation‚ vertigo. Cardiovascular side effect are: hypotension‚ palpitations‚ arrhythmias Respiratory side effects are: dryness of mouth‚ thicken bronchial
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Prenatal and Postpartum Memo Justin M. Knight PSY/280 February 23‚ 2015 Karen Hunter Prenatal and Postpartum Memo Memo To: Six month pregnant mother to be From: Developmental Psychologists Subject: Prenatal Diet and Activities For your personal benefit and the benefit of your child‚ you must take extra precautions when it comes to your personal health‚ and the growth of your developing child. Diet and exercise are crucial to a healthy start to your new lives together. Pregnancy is a life altering
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