Description |
x, 197 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
Series |
A New Harbinger self-help workbook |
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A New Harbinger self-help workbook.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-197). |
Contents |
Foreword: Starting from Here -- Understanding Anorexia -- An Anorexia Self-Test -- Treating Anorexia with ACT: Change What You Do, Not What You Think and Feel -- Accept--Choose--Take Action: The Basics of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy -- When Control Gets Out of Control -- Learning to Be a Mindful Observer -- Approach Difficult Situations with Acceptance -- Choosing Valued Directions -- Staying Committed to Valued Living -- Emily's Journey to Recovery -- Professional Treatment Issues -- Professional Treatment Options -- Established Psychological Treatments For Anorexia -- Preparing for Treatment with a Therapist -- A Chapter for Loved Ones -- Assess Your Progress. |
Summary |
"Despite ever-widening media attention and public awareness of the problem, American women continue to struggle with anorexia nervosa in greater numbers than ever before. If you're trying to move past anorexia, making the decision to seek help is wonderful start. Based on a compassionate new model of psychotherapy called acceptance and commitment therapy, or ACT, this book builds on the idea that your past efforts to overcome anorexia may have caused you more harm than good. This approach works to free you from the judgments associated with anorexia, from the implication that there is something wrong with you. Instead, the book guides you through an approach that encourages you to mindfully observe difficult thoughts and feelings without reacting to them in a self-destructive way. Once you're in this more compassionate and receptive frame of mind, the step-by-step techniques in the book can help you redirect energy you used to spend on losing weight into taking positive action to heal both your body and mind."--Back cover. |
Subject |
Anorexia nervosa -- Popular works.
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Anorexia nervosa -- Treatment -- Popular works.
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Anorexia nervosa. (OCoLC)fst00809949
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Anorexia nervosa -- Treatment.
(OCoLC)fst00809961
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Anorexia nervosa.
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Behandeling.
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Anorexia Nervosa -- therapy.
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Feeding and Eating Disorders -- therapy.
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Genre/Form |
Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
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Popular Work.
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Added Author |
Eifert, Georg H., 1952-
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Hayes, Steven C.
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ISBN |
1572243627 (pbk.) |
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9781572243620 |
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