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Eshelman, Anne K. – 1984
Understanding the dynamics of premature termination from treatment would be useful for practitioners working with clients requiring prolonged treatment. Compliance in weight management was examined in three studies in order to explore the broader issue of compliance. In study 1, a standard 10-week cognitive behavioral weight management program was…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Body Weight, Cognitive Restructuring, Contingency Management
Download full textDrotar, Dennis – 1984
Children diagnosed with environmentally based failure to thrive early during their first year of life were seen at 12 and 18 months for assessment of psychological development (cognition, language, symbolic play, and behavior during testing). Based on a transactional model of outcome, factors reflecting biological vulnerability (wasting and…
Descriptors: Body Height, Body Weight, Family Income, Family Size
Lichtenstein, Brenda; Sherman, A. Robert – 1983
The present research program began as a preliminary attempt to examine the relationship between client and treatment loci of control as a predictor of success in weight control programs. In the first phase of the research, individuals previously attempting weight loss, and the programs they had pursued, were classified as being either primarily…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Body Weight, Clinics, College Students
