The Psychology of Eating: From Healthy to Disordered Behavior presents an overview of the latest research into a wide range of eating-related behaviors

• Features the most up-to-date research relating to eating behavior
• Integrates psychological knowledge with several other disciplines
• Written in a lively, accessible style
• Supplemented with illustrations and maps to make literature more approachable

Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

• The Aim of This Book
• The Focus of This Book
• The Structure of This Book
• Further Reading

Chapter 2: Healthy Eating

• What Is Healthy Eating
• The Role of Diet in Contributing to Illness
• The Role of Diet in Treating Illness
• Who Has a Healthy Diet
• The Impact of Health Concerns
• Note on Measuring Food Intake

Chapter 3: Food Choice

• Developmental Models of Food Choice
• Cognitive Models of Food Choice
• Psychophysiological Models of Food Choice

Chapter 4: The Meaning of Food

• Food Classification Systems
• Food as a Statement of the Self
• Food as Social Interaction
• Food as Cultural Identity
• Measuring Beliefs About the Meaning of Food

Chapter 5: The Meaning of Size

• Media Representations
• The Meaning of Sex
• The Meaning of Size

Chapter 6: Body Dissatisfaction

• What Is Body Dissatisfaction
• Who Is Dissatisfied With Their Body
• Causes of Body Dissatisfaction
• Consequences of Body Dissatisfaction

Chapter 7: Dieting

• Putting Dieting in Context
• The Dieting Industry
• What Is Dieting
• Dieting and Overeating
• The Consequences of Dieting
• Problems With Restraint Theory

Chapter 8: Obesity

• What Is Obesity
• How Common Is Obesity
• What Are the Consequences of Obesity
• What Are the Causes of Obesity
• Physiological Theories
• The Obesogenic Environment
• Problems With Obesity Research

Chapter 9: Obesity Treatment

• Doctors’ Beliefs About Obesity
• Dietary Interventions
• Should Obesity Be Treated at All
• The Treatment Alternatives
• The Success Stories
• Preventing Obesity

Chapter 10: Eating Disorders

• Anorexia Nervosa
• What Are the Consequences of Anorexia Nervosa
• Bulimia Nervosa
• What Are the Consequences of Bulimia Nervosa
• Causes of Eating Disorders

Chapter 11: Treating Eating Disorders

• Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Family Therapy
• Inpatient Treatment
• An Integrated Approach to Treatment

Chapter 12: An Integrated Model of Diet

• A Summary of the Literature on Diet
• Common Themes Across the Literature on Eating Behavior
• An Integrated Model of Diet

Index

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