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Book The Developmental Psychopathology of Eating Disorders

Download or read book The Developmental Psychopathology of Eating Disorders written by Linda Smolak and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although eating problems--ranging from body dissatisfaction and dieting to anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa--can begin and typically have their roots in childhood, theory and research in developmental psychopathology and developmental psychology have not received substantial attention in eating disorders research. This book provides crucial background material from both fields, and then makes direct applications to numerous aspects of the field of eating disorders including theory, research, treatment, and primary prevention. This book was born out of a transaction between frustration and optimism. The frustrations reflected the limitations of current knowledge about eating problems and disorders. Etiological "causes" which are sensitive and specific to eating disorders have been elusive. Although there is some understanding of risk factors, little is known about protective factors. This has made prevention, among other things, difficult. Furthermore, the mechanisms underlying the association between risk factors and disordered eating are poorly understood. For example, it is known that women are at greater risk than men are, but clinicians are hard- pressed to get beyond gender-based speculations and demonstrate why this is true. The optimism grows from familiarity with the field of developmental psychopathology. It seems evident that this approach has much to offer the field of eating disorders. This book is an early step in the integration of developmental psychopathology into theorizing, research, treatment, and prevention of eating disorders. It addresses four specific goals: * to introduce the principles and methodologies of developmental psychopathology, * to review the work of developmental psychologists in several major areas of behavior relevant to understanding the causes, treatment, and prevention of eating disorders, * to apply developmental psychopathology principles to the area of eating disorders, both in the form of theoretical models and in specific areas/issues raised by developmental psychopathology, and * to discuss the implications of developmental approaches for prevention programs and treatments.

Book The Relationship Between Media Consumption and Eating Disorder Symptomatology

Download or read book The Relationship Between Media Consumption and Eating Disorder Symptomatology written by Kristen S. Harrison and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Dissertation Abstracts International

Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Stress and the Risk of Psychobiological Disorder in College Women

Download or read book Stress and the Risk of Psychobiological Disorder in College Women written by Alfred B. Heilbrun and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes three programs of research concerned with the risk of differing psychobiological disorders in college women -- anorexia nervosa, menstrual dysfunction, and Type A vulnerability to cardiovascular problems. The research was based on a new approach to developmental psychopathology in which risk factors for future disorder were isolated within a relevant normal population. These factors, most directly, hold implications for early detection of a disorder and intervention; less directly, they may contribute to the understanding of how disorders develop. The at-risk method of investigation designated a fraction of each random sample of college women as showing general vulnerability to a given disorder by using standard symptom measures. Those who report symptoms and who show the level of stress that should accompany the onset of serious problems were compared with appropriate control groups to study a new psychological variable in each study. Confirmation of the unique status of the at-risk group on this variable identified it as a critical risk factor. The evidence generated by the at-risk research is primarily directed toward mental health professionals and other personnel who are concerned with student problems on campus.

Book American Doctoral Dissertations

Download or read book American Doctoral Dissertations written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Exploring the Experiences of Emotional Eating Among College Women

Download or read book Exploring the Experiences of Emotional Eating Among College Women written by Tatum Elizabeth Siebert and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT: The role of negative affect has been a consistent finding in disordered eating literature. However, much of this research is quantitative in nature and typically addresses the formal eating disorders such as Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge-eating Disorder (BED). Often, individuals may engage in subthreshold disordered eating behaviors, such as emotional eating and may be at risk of developing a formal eating disorder. College-age women are especially vulnerable to developing these subthreshold disordered eating behaviors. There is limited research that explores the contextual factors that contribute to the development and maintenance of emotional eating among college women. The current study was designed to explore the experiences of emotional eating behaviors among college-age women using a qualitative phenomenological approach. College-age women (N = 8) were interviewed using a semi-structured interview format based around three central questions: (a) What are the participants' experiences with emotional eating?; (b) What is the association between emotional eating and relationships with significant others?; (c) How did participants begin the behavior of emotional eating? Results demonstrated the emergence of three primary categories: cycle of emotional eating, purpose of emotional eating, and interpersonal influences. These categories were further explained through themes and sub-themes. The results suggest that there are additional factors that contribute to emotional eating other than negative affect. These findings will be used to inform current treatment and develop prevention strategies that target college-age women who may be at risk for developing an eating disorder. Limitations of the study, implications for practice, and future research directions are discussed.

Book Resources in Education

Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1995-07 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Predictors of Eating Disorders in College aged Women

Download or read book Predictors of Eating Disorders in College aged Women written by Vanessa Scaringi and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The serious consequences and high prevalence rates of eating disorders among women have been well documented (American Psychiatric Association, 2000; Birmingham, Su, Hlynasky, Goldner, & Gao, 2005; Crow, Praus, & Thuras, 1999; Steinhausen, 2009). Factors linked to the development of an eating disorder include competitiveness and group membership (Basow, Foran, & Bookwala, 2007; Striegel-Moore, Silberstein, Grunberg, & Rodin, 1990). The purpose of this study was to further examine risk factors associated with eating disorder symptomatology by examining the role of sorority membership, different forms of competition, and relational aggression. Sorority membership was hypothesized to impact a participant's eating disorder symptomatology, competitiveness, and relational aggression. Additionally, this study looked at three different forms of competition (Hypercompetition, Female Competition for mates, and Female Competition for status) and sought to understand which form of competitiveness best predicts eating disorder symptomatology. Female Competition for mates was hypothesized to best predict disordered eating. Lastly, relational aggression was expected to moderate the relationship between competition among women and eating disorder behaviors. An increase in relational aggression was hypothesized to strengthen the relationship between competition among women and eating disorder symptomatology. The reasoning for this relationship was based on an evolutionary framework that proposes aggression is needed to drive competition (Shuster, 1983). Participants included 407 undergraduate women, with a split of 211 sorority members and 196 non-sorority women. Measures included four subscales from the Eating Disorder Inventory (Garner et al., 1983), the Hypercompetitive Attitudes Scale (Ryckman et al., 1996), the Female Competition for mates scale, the Female Competition for status scale (Faer et al., 2005), and the Indirect Aggression Scale (Forrest et al., 2005). Separate regression analyses were conducted to answer each research question. Participants also answered qualitative questions after completing the surveys. Analyses revealed sorority membership significantly predicted a participant's Female Competition for status. Female Competition for mates was found to best predict both body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness such that the higher a participant's competition for mates score, the lower these eating disorder symptoms. No moderating effects of relational aggression were found in the model. Additionally, social desirability was included in the regressions as a means of controlling for a participant's tendency to self-report desirably. An important surprise finding was that social desirability was a significant predictor of eating disorder symptomatology, competition, and relational aggression. Exploratory qualitative analyses suggested women's acceptance of their bodies, while their conversations with friends included self-deprecating ways of discussing their appearance. Findings also suggest sorority membership predicts higher female competition for mates and status. Results reveal a relationship between competition and disordered eating which suggests important considerations for clinicians to explore with clients who may experience eating disorder symptomatology.

Book Handbook of Disability Sport and Exercise Psychology

Download or read book Handbook of Disability Sport and Exercise Psychology written by Jeffrey J. Martin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historically, very few sport and exercise psychologists and professionals from related fields such as disability and rehabilitation have conducted thorough research on individuals with disabilities engaged in sport and exercise. The tide is turning, however, as growing media attention and familiarity with the Paralympics and the Wounded Warrior Project begins capturing the attention of researchers everywhere. By addressing this gap, Jeffrey J. Martin's compelling Handbook of Disability Sport and Exercise Psychology is one of the first comprehensive overviews of this important and emerging field of study. In this volume, Martin, an accomplished professor of sport and exercise psychology, shines a light on a variety of topics ranging from philosophy, athletic identity, participation motivation, quality of life, social and environmental barriers, body image, and intellectual impairments among many other issues. Based on the author's own experience and insight, a majority of these topic discussions in this volume are accompanied by thoughtful directions for future research and exploration. Designed to spark conversation and initiate new avenues of research, the Handbook of Disability Sport and Exercise Psychology will allow for readers to look outside the traditional literature focusing largely on able-bodied individuals and, instead, develop a much greater perspective on sport and exercise psychology today.

Book Cumulated Index Medicus

Download or read book Cumulated Index Medicus written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 1844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Resident Assistant

Download or read book The Resident Assistant written by Gregory S. Blimling and published by Kendall Hunt. This book was released on 2003 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Disordered and Deviant Behavior

Download or read book Disordered and Deviant Behavior written by Alfred B. Heilbrun and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2004 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each program is guided by the assumption that disorder and deviance follow from faulty learning experiences that result in dysfunctional acquisition of behavior, and from ineffective efforts at resolution or compensations. Learning principles are applied to a range of abnormalities from mild character or personality problems to stress-related somatic disorders to the most serious of psychotic disabilities.

Book Feminist Perspectives on Eating Disorders

Download or read book Feminist Perspectives on Eating Disorders written by Patricia Fallon and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 1996-10-01 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advancing the literature on a critical topic, this important new work illuminates the relationship between the anguish of eating disorder sufferers and the problems of ordinary women. The book covers a wide variety of issues - from ways in which gender may predispose women to eating disorders to the widespread cultural concerns these problems symbolize. Throughout, the psychology of women is reflected in the concepts and methods described; there is an explicit commitment to political and social equality for women; and therapy is reevaluated based on an understanding of the needs of women patients and the potentially differing contributions of male and female therapists. Providing valuable insights into the critical problem of eating disorders, this book is essential reading for clinicians and researchers alike. Also, by examining many of the ways in which women are affected by and respond to society's gender politics, the book may be used as a text in women's studies courses.