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Even with the advent of the women’s liberation movement, women continue to flood our therapy offices in a ratio of two to one as compared with men. Most frequently, they present us with psychological disorders linked to powerlessness: feelings of inadequacy, chronic low self-esteem, guilt, depression, and anxiety. These symptoms are a natural by-product of women’s being steeped from childhood in the idea that their worth and happiness should derive from living for and through others (usually men and children).
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Wolfe, J.L. (1992). Working with Gay Women. In: Freeman, A., Dattilio, F.M. (eds) Comprehensive Casebook of Cognitive Therapy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9777-0_27
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