PSYC 3480 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Postpartum Depression, Interpersonal Relationship, Parental Leave

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3480
• Professor: Noreen Stuckless

Document Summary

Then fundamentally deprived: women are naturally good at caregiving, those who experience conflicts are maladjusted or poorly organized, a mother has infinite patience and willingness to sacrifice herself, )nadequate mother if put herself first, are these outdated beliefs, motherhood is important to most women. Affects not only mother but other members as well. Baby blues last for very short time: range. Post partum depression-real depression (cid:523)doesn"t see joy in having a baby(cid:524) Changes a women"s life perhaps more than any other life event. Pregnancy, health, motherhood include biological changes (breasts get bigger to milk) Also some women that they have lost themselves. Maternity leave (may not know the amount of money is not what you would get ordinary at work financial disadvantage) Men take paternity leave because it could harm their career. If they go to work, children express less academic success.