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CONTENTS
| Chapter | Page | |
|---|---|---|
| [I] | Introductory | [1] |
| [II] | The Nature Of "Nervousness" | [17] |
| [III] | Types Of Housewife Predisposed To Nervousness | [46] |
| [IV] | The Housework And The Home As Factors In The Neurosis | [74] |
| [V] | Reaction To The Disagreeable | [91] |
| [VI] | Poverty And Its Psychical Results | [116] |
| [VII] | The Housewife And Her Husband | [126] |
| [VIII] | The Housewife And Her Household Conflicts | [141] |
| [IX] | The Symptoms As Weapons Against The Husband | [160] |
| [X] | Histories Of Some Severe Cases | [168] |
| [XI] | Other Typical Cases | [199] |
| [XII] | Treatment Of The Individual Cases | [231] |
| [XIII] | The Future Of Woman, The Home, And Marriage | [244] |
| [Index] | [269] |
CHAPTER I
Introductory
How old is the problem of the Nervous Housewife?
Did the semi-mythical Cave Man (who is perhaps only a pseudo-scientific creation) on his return from a prehistoric hunt find his leafy spouse all in tears over her staglocythic house-cleaning, or the conduct of the youngest cave child? Did she complain of her back, did she have a headache every time they disagreed, did she fuss and fret until he lost his patience and dashed madly out to the Cave Man's Refuge?