Greta Noordenbos

Recovery from Eating Disorders

A Guide for Clinicians and Their Clients

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Recovery from Eating Disorders focuses on real-life recovery strategies for eating disorders, including methods that involve motivational factors, physical and psychological health, and issues such as self-esteem and relationship dynamics. Appropriate for practicing psychologists, psychiatrists, dieticians, and other professionals who treat patients with eating disorders, as well as sufferers themselves, Recovering from Eating Disorders draws on qualitative research and offers candid, personal accounts to illustrate the healing process.

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With a uniquely perspective on the key factors in recovery from eating disorders, this practical guide for patients and clinicians draws from relevant, real-life case studies.

Focuses on real-life recovery strategies that involve motivational factors, physical and psychological health, and issues such as self-esteem, body attitude, emotion regulation and social relationships.
Draws on extensive qualitative research with more than 80 former sufferers
Offers experience-based guidance for professionals assisting clients in their recovery process

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. März 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 21g
• ISBN-13: 9781118469194
• ISBN-10: 1118469194
• Artikelnr.: 36900552

Autorenporträt

Greta Noordenbos is a Senior Researcher in the Department of Clinical Psychology, Leiden University, the Netherlands. Founder of the Dutch Commission for the Prevention of Eating Disorders, she has contributed to health policy in the field and has co-edited Dutch language titles Handbook of Eating Disorders (2008) and The Prevention of Eating Disorders (1998).

Inhaltsangabe

About the Author x Foreword xi Acknowledgements xii Introduction 1 When
have Eating Disorder Patients Recovered? 2 Can All Patients Recover from
their Eating Disorder? 3 Recovered Patients as Guides and Role Models 3
Content of the Book 3 A Book for Both Clinicians and Clients 4 How
Therapists and other Professionals may Use this Book 4 How Eating Disorder
Patients may Use this Book 5 How Parents, Partners and Friends may Use this
Book 6 1 Problems in the Period before the Eating Disorder 7 Introduction 7
Lack of Self-Esteem and Negative Self-Evaluation 8 Compliant and Pleasing
Behaviour 8 Hiding Real Thoughts and Opinions from others 9 Sensitivity to
the Needs of others 10 Perfectionism and Fear of Failure 11 Inner Criticism
and Negative Self-Evaluation 11 Impaired Identity Development 12 Stages in
the ego and identity development 13 Negative Body Attitude 13 Questionnaire
about problems in the period before the eating disorder 14 Questions about
problems and risk factors 15 Summary 15 2 First Stage: Extreme Dieting 17
Introduction 17 How does an Eating Disorder Start? 17 Differences Between
Healthy and Extreme Dieters 19 Questions about your reasons for going on a
diet 19 From Healthy to Extreme Dieting 20 Questions about your dieting
patterns 21 Why Continue Dieting? 22 Eating Disorder or Identity Disorder?
23 Control over Food and Body 24 Denial of Problems 25 Summary 26 3
Negative Consequences of Eating Disorders 27 Introduction 27 Losing Control
over Eating Habits 27 The Trap of Extreme Dieting 29 Eating Disorder: From
Friend to Enemy 29 Rigid Rules and Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviour 30
Indoctrination and Brainwashing 31 Inner Criticism and Critical Voices 32
The Toxic Effects of Starvation 35 Depression and Suicidal Thoughts 36
Questionnaire about psychological consequences 37 Isolation 38
Questionnaire about social consequences 39 Physical consequences 39
Questionnaire about physical consequences 41 Summary 42 4 Turning Point and
Motivation for Recovery 43 Introduction 43 The Deep Pit 44 Turning Point 45
Ambivalent Motivation for Change 47 Fear of Asking for Help 48
Questionnaires to Improve Motivation for Treatment 50 Questionnaire about
improving eating habits 50 Motivation for Physical Recovery 51
Questionnaire about motivation for physical recovery 51 Motivation for More
Self-Esteem 52 Questionnaire about motivation for more self-esteem 52
Motivation for a more Positive Body Attitude 52 Questionnaire about
motivation to improve body attitude 53 Motivation for Better Emotion
Regulation 53 Questionnaire about motivation for better emotion regulation
53 Motivation for Better Social Relationships 54 Questionnaire about
motivation for improving social relationships 54 Motivation for Reducing
Financial Problems 55 Questionnaire about motivation for reducing financial
problems 55 Summary 56 5 Normalizing Eating Habits 57 Introduction 57
Overcoming the Fear of Increasing Food Intake 58 Changing Cognitions about
Food 60 Three Regular Meals a Day 62 Regular Mealtimes 63 Reduction of
Binges 64 Reduction of Purging 66 Healthy and Sufficient Food 68 Reduction
of Laxatives, Diuretics and Slimming Pills 69 A: Stopping the laxatives
immediately 69 B: Gradual reduction of laxatives 70 Drinking Water and
other Liquids 70 No Extreme Exercising 71 Treatment of Comorbidity 72
Questionnaire about improving eating habits 72 Summary 73 6 A Positive Body
Attitude 74 Introduction 74 Not Feeling Fat 74 No Longer Obsessed by Food
and Weight 76 Being Able to Listen to Feelings of Hunger and Satiety 77
Developing a Positive Body Attitude 79 Assignment: Focus on positive
aspects of your body 81 Assignment: Positive body evaluation 81 Learning
Defence Strategies against Teasing 82 Assignment: Defence against teasing
83 Losing the Urge to Diet 84 Assignment: Strategies to feel better 85
Questionnaire about a better body attitude 86 Summary 86 7 Physical
Recovery 88 Introduction 88 Normal and Stable Weight 88 Regular Periods 90
Normal Body Temperature 91 Normal Heartbeat and Pulse 91 No Anaemia 92 No
Constipation 93 No Problems with Bowels and Stomach 94 No more Swollen
Salivary Glands and Sore Throat 94 Healthy Skin 95 Healthy Teeth 95 Enough
Sleep 96 Enough Energy 97 Reduction of Osteoporosis 98 Questionnaire about
physical recovery 99 Summary 100 8 Developing More Self-Esteem 101
Introduction 101 More Self-Esteem 101 Assignment: Training positive
thinking 103 Empowering Yourself 104 Become More Assertive 104 Assignment:
Becoming more assertive 105 Less Emphasis on Pleasing others 106 Having
Less Fear of Rejection 107 Assignment: Defending yourself against critical
comments 108 Showing Less Compliant Behaviour 108 Assignment: Listening to
one's own feelings and desires 109 Having Less Perfectionism and Fear of
Failure 110 Questionnaire about improving psychological well-being 111
Summary 112 9 Expressing Emotions 113 Introduction 113 No Longer Avoiding
Negative Emotions 114 Assignment: Feeling and expressing emotions 115
Reduction of Critical Thoughts and Inner Voices 116 Assignment: Defence
against inner critical thoughts 118 Assignment: Developing ideal compassion
image and feelings 119 Recognizing and Expressing Emotions 120 Dare to
Express Different Opinions 122 Assignment: Coping with different opinions
and conflicts 123 No Longer Feeling Depressed 124 Questionnaire about
improving emotion regulation 126 Summary 126 10 Improving Social Relations
127 Introduction 127 Learning to Trust other People 128 Participating in
Social Activities 129 Education and Career 131 Intimate Relations 134
Pregnancy and Children 136 Questionnaire about developing better social
contacts 137 Summary 137 11 The Most Important Questions and Answers about
Recovery 139 Introduction 139 When have Eating Disorder Patients Recovered?
139 How many Patients Recover from their Eating Disorder? 140 Why do Not
All Patients Recover? 141 How can the Recovery Rate Increase? 142 Do All
Patients have a Relapse? 142 How long does it Take to Recover from an
Eating Disorder? 143 What are the Important Goals for Treatment? 144 Which
Treatments are Most Effective? 144 What Makes a Good Therapist? 145 Summary
146 12 Checklist for Full Recovery 148 Introduction 148 A. Questionnaire
about healthy eating habits 148 B. Questionnaire about positive body
attitude 149 C. Questionnaire about physical recovery 149 D. Questionnaire
about psychological recovery 150 E. Questionnaire about coping better with
emotions 150 F. Questionnaire about better social relationships 151
Conclusion 152 References 153 Index 159

Rezensionen

"Overall, this is a very readable book that will be useful to both early-career and experienced clinical psychologists who want to develop strategies for their clinical work and understand the service-user position whilst benefitting from up-to-date research and developments in the eating disorder field." (The British Psychological Society, 1 August 2013)