As the average age of the population rises, mental health professionals have become increasingly aware of the critical importance of personality in mediating successful adaptation in later life. Personality disorders were once thought to "age out," and accordingly to have an inconsequential impact on the lives of the elderly. But recent clinical experience and studies underscore not only the prevalence of personality disorders in older people, but the pivotal roles they play in the onset, course, and treatment outcomes of other emotional and cognitive problems and physical problems as well. Clearly, mental health professionals must further develop research methods, assessment techniques, and intervention strategies targeting these disorders; and they must more effectively integrate what is being learned from advances in research and theory into clinical practice.
Inspired by these needs, the editors have brought together a distinguished group of behavioral scientists and clinicians dedicated to understanding the interaction of personality and aging. Offering a rich array of theoretical perspectives (intrapsychic, interpersonal, neuropsychological, and systems), they summarize the empirical literature, present phenomenological case reports, and review psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and pharmacological treatment approaches. This comprehensive state-of-the-art guide will be welcomed by all those who must confront the complexity and the challenge of working with this population.

Blackness, as a concept, is extremely fluid: it can refer to cultural and ethnic identity, socio-political status, an aesthetic and embodied way of being, a social and political consciousness, or a diasporic kinship. It is used as a description of skin color ranging from the palest cream to the richest chocolate; as a marker of enslavement, marginalization, criminality, filth, or evil; or as a symbol of pride, beauty, elegance, strength, and depth. Despite the fact that it is elusive and difficult to define, blackness serves as one of the most potent and unifying domains of identity. God and Blackness offers an ethnographic study of blackness as it is understood within a specific community--that of the First Afrikan Church, a middle-class Afrocentric congregation in Atlanta, Georgia. Drawing on nearly two years of participant observation and in‑depth interviews, Andrea C. Abrams examines how this community has employed Afrocentrism and Black theology as a means of negotiating the unreconciled natures of thoughts and ideals that are part of being both black and American. Specifically, Abrams examines the ways in which First Afrikan's construction of community is influenced by shared understandings of blackness, and probes the means through which individuals negotiate the tensions created by competing constructions of their black identity. Although Afrocentrism operates as the focal point of this discussion, the book examines questions of political identity, religious expression and gender dynamics through the lens of a unique black church.

As the average age of the population rises, mental health professionals have become increasingly aware of the critical importance of personality in mediating successful adaptation in later life. Personality disorders were once thought to "age out," and accordingly to have an inconsequential impact on the lives of the elderly. But recent clinical experience and studies underscore not only the prevalence of personality disorders in older people, but the pivotal roles they play in the onset, course, and treatment outcomes of other emotional and cognitive problems and physical problems as well. Clearly, mental health professionals must further develop research methods, assessment techniques, and intervention strategies targeting these disorders; and they must more effectively integrate what is being learned from advances in research and theory into clinical practice. Inspired by these needs, the editors have brought together a distinguished group of behavioral scientists and clinicians dedicated to understanding the interaction of personality and aging. Offering a rich array of theoretical perspectives (intrapsychic, interpersonal, neuropsychological, and systems), they summarize the empirical literature, present phenomenological case reports, and review psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and pharmacological treatment approaches. This comprehensive state-of-the-art guide will be welcomed by all those who must confront the complexity and the challenge of working with this population.

Blackness, as a concept, is extremely fluid: it can refer to cultural and ethnic identity, socio-political status, an aesthetic and embodied way of being, a social and political consciousness, or a diasporic kinship. It is used as a description of skin color ranging from the palest cream to the richest chocolate; as a marker of enslavement, marginalization, criminality, filth, or evil; or as a symbol of pride, beauty, elegance, strength, and depth. Despite the fact that it is elusive and difficult to define, blackness serves as one of the most potent and unifying domains of identity. God and Blackness offers an ethnographic study of blackness as it is understood within a specific community--that of the First Afrikan Church, a middle-class Afrocentric congregation in Atlanta, Georgia. Drawing on nearly two years of participant observation and in‑depth interviews, Andrea C. Abrams examines how this community has employed Afrocentrism and Black theology as a means of negotiating the unreconciled natures of thoughts and ideals that are part of being both black and American. Specifically, Abrams examines the ways in which First Afrikan's construction of community is influenced by shared understandings of blackness, and probes the means through which individuals negotiate the tensions created by competing constructions of their black identity. Although Afrocentrism operates as the focal point of this discussion, the book examines questions of political identity, religious expression and gender dynamics through the lens of a unique black church.

Fourier Transform Spectrometry is of immediate use to those who use Fourier transform spectrometers in their research, or are considering their use. The authors' presentations enable readers to obtain a clear understanding of FTS, which is crucial to their studies and research.
Due to the increasing complexity and commercialization of instrumentation, achieving optimum performance in research applications and automated usage can be challenging. For example, a thorough understanding of the instrument can dramatically affect the outcome of the experiment and the generation of reliable data in applications where conditions are not ideal and resulting signals are weak. This book provides a comprehensive discussion of FTS from the ground up, covering basic concepts, instrumentation, data-processing algorithms, and techniques for computerized spectral analysis.

Prof. Dr. rued. Kurt RICHTER Direktor der II. UniversiUits-Frauenklinik MUnchen Ubersetzung Dr. rued. M. GIROTTI Oberarzt der Universitats-Frauenklinik Bern Dr. rued. Anna E. SCHAER Universitats-Frauenklinik ZUrich Zeichnungen Prof. Ciril ABRAM TSBN-13: 978-3-642-81178-4 e-TSBN-13: 978-3-642-81177-7 DOT: 10. 1007/978-3-642-81177-7 Alle Rechte vorbehalten Kein T eil des Werkes darf in irgendeiner Form ohne schriftliche Genehmigung des Verlegers reproduziert werden (c) 1977 by Piccin Editore, Padova Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1 st edition 1974 and 1977 INHALTSVERZEICHNIS 1 Vorwort Dank des Verfassers 3 Einfuhrung 5 Allgemeines Bemerkungen zur Vorbereitung des Operateurs 9 Verbesserung eigener Resultate 10 10 Die Assistenz . Die Operationsschwester 13 14 Die Schnelligkeit beim Operieren Sicherhei tsmaE nahmen 16 Wahl des Eingriffes 18 Vorbereitung zum Eingriff 19 Technische und taktische Hinweise 20 Postoperative Behandlung 26 Technik der vaginalen Operationen Indikationen zur vaginalen Hysterektomie 35 Allgemeines zu den vaginalen Hysterektomien 35 Technik der vaginalen Hysterektomie 36 Einfache vaginale totale Hysterektomie 41 Vaginale totale Hysterektomie mit "Morcellement" 65 V aginale H ysterektomie nach Zervixamputation 75 Vaginale totale Hysterektomie nach Stoeckel beim Prolaps 79 Vaginale Radikaloperation nach Schaut a 86 Die "kleine" Schauta'sche Operation 121 Vordere und hintere Kolporrhaphie 125 Stressinkontinenz . 144 Alte Sphinkterrisse 164 Operation nach Emmet. 171 Konisation 175 Zervixcerclage nach Shirodkar 180 Marsupialisation von Zysten und Abszessen des Ausfuhrun- ganges der Bartholinischen Druse 191 Vesiko-vaginalfisteln 196 Einfache Vulvektomie .