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Researchers have shown that mood and sense of control over one's life are significantly affected by testimony and other forms of disclosure and that learning to control breathing has positive effects on mood and anxiety. This preliminary experiment tests whether African American and European American abused women who give testimony about their experiences of intimate partner violence and learn how to use yogic breathing techniques have reduced feelings of depression. Results indicate that learning yogic breathing techniques alone and combined with giving testimony significantly reduces feelings of depression. Recasting women as authorities on domestic violence and teaching them how to calm their minds by focusing on yogic breathing may be simple and effective ways to help women take control over their bodies and lives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Focuses on the correlation between the attachment theory and feminism. Issues concerning attachment theory criticized by feminists; Factors that influence children's attachment behavior and security as examined in the theory; Development of the theory.

Investigates feminist psychological concerns underlying the theory of attachment. Historical meanings of motherhood; Contradictions of cultural feminism; Role played by class divisions in the attachment theory discourse.

Presents a sex education program initiated by the parents of a group of learning disabled young adults. Difference between the integration of sexual knowledge with social functioning among men and women; Comparison between the importance of intimate emotional and sexual relationships, and similarities in academic knowledge.