Kurzbeschreibung

Written in a lively and accessible manner, The Psychology of Eating offers deep insights into why we eat and is an invaluable source of information for lay readers and professionals alike who wish to broaden their understanding of eating-related behavior. The second edition is updated throughout and addresses topics, such as the nature of a healthy diet, how we make choices about what to eat, dieting and body dissatisfaction, and the root causes and treatments of obesity, bulimia, and anorexia. While the book draws on other related disciplines to explore eating-related behaviors, its primary emphasis is on the psychology of eating, as viewed from a social, health, and clinical perspective.

Beschreibung

The second edition of The Psychology of Eating: From Healthy to Disordered Behavior continues its detailed overview of the latest research relating to this broad field. While the book draws on sociology, psychiatry, and other related disciplines to explore the range of eating-related behaviors, its primary emphasis is on the psychology of eating, as viewed from a social, health, and clinical perspective. Topics addressed include the nature of a healthy diet, how we make choices around what to eat, dieting and body dissatisfaction, and the root causes and treatments of obesity, bulimia, and anorexia.

Written in a lively and accessible manner, The Psychology of Eating offers deep insights into why we eat and is an invaluable source of information for lay readers and professionals alike who wish to broaden their understanding of eating-related behavior.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures

Foreword by Janet Polivy

Acknowledgments

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

A note on measuring food intake

Conclusion

Chapter 3: Food Choice

Developmental Models of Food Choice

Cognitive Models of Food Choice

Psychophysiological Models of Food Choice

Conclusion

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

Conclusion

Chapter 5: The Meaning of Size

Media Representations

The Meaning of Sex

The Meaning of Size

Conclusion

Klappentext

With its primary focus on the psychology of eating from a social, health, and clinical perspective, the second edition of 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

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