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

• Autore: Leach Kathy
• Pubblicazione: London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.39806
• Soggetto topico: Obesity - Psychological aspects; Obesity - Treatment; Overweight persons - Psychology; Transactional analysis
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The overweight patient
• ISBN: 1-280-73803-0; 9786610738038; 1-84642-520-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450578603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II