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Direct linkFitch, Trey, Ed.; Marshall, Jennifer L., Ed. – American Counseling Association, 2011
In this book, group work and college counseling leaders offer step-by-step instruction in the effective use and processing of structured group activities on topics such as test anxiety; stress and anxiety management; ADHD; career development; substance abuse; eating disorders; and the unique concerns faced by GLBT students, first-generation…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, First Generation College Students, Eating Disorders, Career Development
Oliver, Kimberly L.; Lalik, Rosary. – 2000
This book examines how four adolescent girls constructed the meaning of their bodies, discussing oppression and resistance, voice and silence, and girls' desires to be seen and heard for who they are as they experience themselves individually and socially. It presents the struggles of two educational researchers trying to create ethical research…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Educational Research
Download full textGaskill, Deanne, Ed.; Sanders, Fran, Ed. – 2000
The purpose of this publication is to provide discussion of some of the most difficult and controversial issues surrounding body image and eating disorders, specifically, anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. It includes contributions from a number of nationally and internationally recognized clinicians and researchers in the field. It also…
Descriptors: Anorexia Nervosa, Body Image, Bulimia, Eating Disorders
Johnson, Norine G., Ed.; Roberts, Michael C., Ed.; Worell, Judith, Ed. – 1999
This book provides a new look at adolescent girls. The sections and chapters reveal the strengths and positive assets of adolescent girls, their relationships, and their communities. It takes a new look at the strengths and successes of adolescents within the context of their race, ethnicity, class, self, sexual orientation, relationships and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks
Pipher, Mary – 1994
More American adolescent girls today are prey to depression, eating disorders, addictions, and suicide attempts than ever before. This book is an exploration of the underlying causes of this disturbing phenomena, structured around therapy case studies of various teenage girls. The position is taken that despite the women's movement, adolescent…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Change
Phillips, Lynn – 1998
This report reviews current statistics on the state of girls' lives in the United States at the end of the 20th century. Six chapters cover: (1) "Framing Gender, Identity, and Adolescence" (trends in research on adolescent girls, exploring identities, how girls are doing, and conditions that support or hinder girls' healthy sense of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Health Care, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescent Development
