The psychology of eating : from healthy to disordered behavior /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ogden, Jane
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., c2003.
Subjects:
Appetite disorders.
Eating disorders.
Food habits.
Table of Contents:
  • 1: Introduction
  • The aim of this book
  • The focus of this book
  • The structure of this book
  • Further reading
  • 2: Healthy eating
  • What is healthy eating?
  • The role of diet in contributing to illness
  • The role of diet in treating illness
  • Who has a healthy diet?
  • Conclusion
  • 3: Food choice
  • Developmental models of food choice
  • Cognitive models of food choice
  • Psycho physiological models of food choice
  • 4: The meaning of food
  • Food classification systems
  • Food as a statement of the self
  • Food as social interaction
  • Food as cultural identity
  • Conclusion
  • 5: The meaning of size
  • Media representations
  • The meaning of sex
  • The meaning of size
  • Conclusion
  • 6: Body dissatisfaction
  • What is body dissatisfaction?
  • Who is dissatisfied with their body?
  • Causes body dissatisfaction?
  • Consequences of body dissatisfaction?
  • Conclusion
  • 7: Dieting
  • Putting diet into context
  • The dieting industry
  • What is dieting?
  • Dieting and overeating
  • The consequences of dieting
  • The problems with restraint theory
  • Conclusion
  • 8: Obesity
  • What is obesity?
  • How common is obesity?
  • What are the consequences of obesity?
  • What are the causes of obesity?
  • Problems with restraint theory
  • Conclusion
  • 9: Obesity treatment
  • Dietary interventions
  • Should obesity be treated at all?
  • The treatment alternatives
  • The success stories
  • Preventing obesity
  • Conclusion 10: Eating disorders
  • Anorexia nervosa
  • What are the consequences of Anorexia nervosa?
  • Bulimia nervosa
  • What are the consequences of Bulimia nervosa?
  • Causes of eating disorders
  • Conclusion
  • 11: Treating eating disorders
  • Psychoanalytic psychotherapy
  • Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
  • Family therapy
  • Inpatient treatments
  • An integrated approach to treatment
  • 12: An integrated model of diet
  • A summary of the literature on diet
  • Common themes in the diet literature on eating behavior
  • An integrated model of diet
  • Conclusion.

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