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Therapeutic approaches to changing masculine role behavior

Therapeutic approaches to changing masculine role behavior THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES TO CHANGING MASCULINE ROLE BEHAVIOR Kenneth Solomon Stereotyped masculine gender roles which are strongly reinforced by cul- tural dynamics have their roots in the psychological development of the male child. Broverman et al. 3 showed that therapists' concepts of the mental health of men and women are strongly associated with stereotyped gender roles. Thus, gender roles are a blind spot in the therapist's work with patients. As feminine gender roles have been challenged, many men and women have examined their attitudes toward women. Only recently have a few men realized that men must also change to allow them to grow to their fullest potential. Therapists, too, must change, to allow themselves to work best with changing patients in a changing social milieu. Many patients hold strong male chauvinistic attitudes, the dynamics of which have been delineated, in part, by Woods. 12 Neurotic, obsessional, and schizophrenic patients often adopt a caricature of extremely rigid sex-role behavior in an attempt to maintain clear ego boundaries and a sense of identity. The rigidity of these roles inhibits growth and interpersonal rela- tionships. The male therapist who sees these behaviors as ego-syntonic to himself cannot help these patients with many therapeutic http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

Therapeutic approaches to changing masculine role behavior

The American Journal of Psychoanalysis , Volume 41 (1): 8 – Mar 1, 1981

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Springer Journals
Copyright
1981 Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
ISSN
0002-9548
eISSN
1573-6741
DOI
10.1007/BF01253038
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Abstract

THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES TO CHANGING MASCULINE ROLE BEHAVIOR Kenneth Solomon Stereotyped masculine gender roles which are strongly reinforced by cul- tural dynamics have their roots in the psychological development of the male child. Broverman et al. 3 showed that therapists' concepts of the mental health of men and women are strongly associated with stereotyped gender roles. Thus, gender roles are a blind spot in the therapist's work with patients. As feminine gender roles have been challenged, many men and women have examined their attitudes toward women. Only recently have a few men realized that men must also change to allow them to grow to their fullest potential. Therapists, too, must change, to allow themselves to work best with changing patients in a changing social milieu. Many patients hold strong male chauvinistic attitudes, the dynamics of which have been delineated, in part, by Woods. 12 Neurotic, obsessional, and schizophrenic patients often adopt a caricature of extremely rigid sex-role behavior in an attempt to maintain clear ego boundaries and a sense of identity. The rigidity of these roles inhibits growth and interpersonal rela- tionships. The male therapist who sees these behaviors as ego-syntonic to himself cannot help these patients with many therapeutic

Journal

The American Journal of PsychoanalysisSpringer Journals

Published: Mar 1, 1981

Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis

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