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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450578603321

Autore

Leach Kathy

Titolo

The overweight patient [[electronic resource] ] : a psychological approach to understanding and working with obesity / / Kathy Leach

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2006

ISBN

1-280-73803-0

9786610738038

1-84642-520-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

616.39806

Soggetti

Obesity - Psychological aspects

Obesity - Treatment

Overweight persons - Psychology

Transactional analysis

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; The Overweight Patient; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 Obesity and Therapy; 2Cultural and ParentInfluences on DecisionsRegarding Weight; 3Clinical Considerations in Workingwith the Overweight Patient; 4Losing Weight, Maintaining Lossand Regaining Weight; 5Inquiry and Diagnosis; 6Ego States; 7The Parent Ego State; 8The Child Ego State; 9The Adult Ego State; 10Psychological Hungers; 11Games; 12The Creation of the Bodyand Eating Functionsas Defence Structures; GLOSSARY OF CLINICAL AND TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS TERMS; REFERENCES; RECOMMENDED READING; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

The book explores the underlying beliefs and behaviours that may contribute to obesity, including psychological needs, addiction, fear of deprivation, parental influences and sexual fears. The author draws a useful distinction between the need to eat and the need to maintain a large body size, and addresses both LT obesity and ST weight gain.