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Peer reviewedPolivy, Janet; Herman, C. Peter – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1987
Explores similarities between normal dieters and individuals with eating disorders. Compares regulation of intake among normal dieter and patient populations, using the boundary model of consumption. Concludes that in neither group is eating technically disordered, though it departs from appropriate physiological norms, and that many normal eaters…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Clinical Diagnosis, Eating Habits, Foreign Countries
Download full textPolivy, Janet – 1979
A variety of psychotherapeutic techniques have been used to treat anorexia nervosa with varying degrees of success. Group therapy has advantages to offer anorectic patients in the form of certain curative factors including consensual validation from other anorectic group members, models of coping, peer feedback, and active participation in the…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Services, Feedback
