The Psychology of Eating

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With its primary focus on the psychology of eating from a social,health, and clinical perspective, the second edition of ThePsychology of Eating: From Healthy toDisordered Behavior presents an overview of thelatest research into a wide range of eating-related behaviors * Features the most up-to-date research relating to eatingbehavior * Integrates psychological knowledge with several otherdisciplines * Written in a lively, accessible style * Supplemented with illustrations and maps to make literaturemore approachable

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Jane Ogden

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Angewandte Psychologie Health & Behavioral Clinical Psychology Klinische Psychologie / Verhalten Psychologie Psychology

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"A highly respectedscholar, Ogden (health psychology, Univ. of Surrey, UK) has done amasterful job of updating the book and, more important, integratingthe interdisciplinary research findings into a broad-basedframework. Accordingly, this is the most comprehensive treatment ofthe subject currently available...Ogden's writing style isengaging, and her model of diet creative and useful. Including 62pages of scholarly references, this comprehensive volume offers afeast of information. Summing Up: Highly recommended." (Choice, 1May 2011) "Overall thisbook provides an interesting insight into the psychology of eatingand should be a useful resource for those who work in the field ofnutrition and dietetics, particularly those who work in weightloss, obesity treatment or the treatment of eating disorders. Itshould also be a useful read for anyone who wants to understandmore about why we eat what we eat, and why many have eatinghabits/behaviours that may not always be good for theirhealth." (NutritionBulletin, June 2010)"Jane Ogden, a long-time, well-regarded contributor to this fieldherself, has managed successfully to bring together the principalissues and domains concerning the interrelated areas of dieting,obesity, body image, and eating disorders. For researchers,practitioners, and those simply interested in understanding thecomplexities of eating and related issues, this book provides avaluable resource." --Professor Janet Polivy, University of Toronto atMississauga, Canada "Eating can be a source of delight or an opportunity for poorpsychological and physical health. In this book Jane Ogden gives ascholarly and yet digestible overview of the psychologicalunderpinnings of this important area." --Janet Treasure, King's College London
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