Compulsive Exercise And The Eating Disorders

Toward An Integrated Theory Of Activity
1. Auflage 1991
ISBN: 978-0-87630-630-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

The author examines the linkages and similarities between compulsive athletics and eating disorders, and proposes that they are different manifestations of a single condition: the activity disorder.

Zielgruppe

General

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yates, Alayne

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Invalidität, Krankheit und Abhängigkeit: Soziale Aspekte
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Trainingswissenschaft, Sportunterricht
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Essstörungen & Therapie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Essstörungen & Therapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments, PART I. Clinical Issues, 1. Independent Activity: Exercise and Diet, 2. Historical and Cultural Perspectives, 3. Obligatory Running, 4. Obligatory Running and the Eating Disorders, 5. From Gymnastics to Bodybuilding, PART II. Theoretical Overview, 6. Biological Theory, 7. Psychological Theory, 8. Analytic Theory, PART III. A Theory of Activity, 9. Intrapsychic Functions of Activity, 10. Adapting to Expectations, 11. Becoming Independent, 12. The Body, 13. Risk Factors, 14. Narcissism, 15. Relationship to Other Conditions, 16. Therapy for the Activity Disorders, 17. Toward an Integrated Theory, References, Author Index, Subject Index

Über Autor(innen)

Alayne Yates, M.D.