Epistemis

Communication and Psychosocial Aspects — Gynecology and Obstetrics

Gynecology and Obstetrics · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

La dimensión humana de la atención en ginecología y obstetricia: la relación clínica, las habilidades de comunicación, la salud mental perinatal, el duelo, la sexualidad, las situaciones sensibles, la atención a poblaciones vulnerables y los principios éticos que sustentan una asistencia centrada en la mujer.

What it covers

  1. Communication and Psychosocial Aspects
  2. Importance and General Framework
  3. · Why the psychosocial dimension is especially relevant in this specialty
  4. The Biopsychosocial Model
  5. · Application in gynecology and obstetrics
  6. The Clinical Relationship
  7. · Clinical relationship models
  8. · Person-centered care
  9. Basic Communication Skills
  10. · Active listening
  11. · Components of communication
  12. · Facilitating techniques
  13. · Give information effectively
  14. The Clinical Interview
  15. · Interview structure (Calgary-Cambridge)
  16. · The double agenda
  17. · The management of emotions in the consultation
  18. Communication of Bad News
  19. · The SPIKES protocol
  20. · Particularities in obstetrics and gynecology
  21. Shared Decisions and Informed Consent
  22. · The shared decision process
  23. · Informed consent
  24. · Decision support tools
  25. Mental Health in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
  26. · Spectrum of perinatal mood disorders
  27. · Screening and detection
  28. · Risk and protection factors
  29. Perinatal Grief and Gestational Loss
  30. · Characteristics of perinatal grief
  31. · Accompaniment in loss
  32. Experience and Experience of Childbirth
  33. · Humanization of childbirth
  34. · Obstetric violence
  35. · Post-traumatic stress disorder after childbirth
  36. Psychosocial Aspects of Infertility
  37. · The emotional impact
  38. Psychosocial Support in Gynecological and Breast Oncology
  39. · Dimensions of the impact
  40. · Attention throughout the trajectory
  41. Sexuality and Sexual Health
  42. · The approach to sexuality in the consultation
  43. · Frequent situations
  44. Climate and Life Transitions
  45. · Psychosocial dimension of the climacteric
  46. Gender Violence and Sexual Aggression
  47. · Detection of violence
  48. · Acting in the face of violence
  49. Diversity, Culture and Equity
  50. · Cultural competence
  51. · Attention to specific groups
  52. Ethics, Autonomy and Confidentiality
  53. · The principles of bioethics
  54. · Confidentiality and professional secrecy
  55. · Frequent ethical issues
  56. The Wellbeing of the Professional
  57. · Professional burnout
  58. · The second victim

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Subject
Gynecology and Obstetrics
Category
Clinical Specialties
Type
Study Guide
Sections
58
Reviewed
2026-08-02
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