From virtue to vice : negotiating anorexia / by Richard A. O'Connor and Penny Van Esterik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Connor, Richard A., author.

Van Esterik, Penny, author.

Series:

Food, nutrition, and culture ; Volume 4.

Food, Nutrition, and Culture ; Volume 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anorexia nervosa--Psychological aspects.

Anorexia nervosa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] ; Oxford, [England] : Berghahn, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The recovered possess the key to overcoming anorexia. Although individual sufferers do not know how the affliction takes hold, piecing their stories together reveals two accidental afflictions. One is that activity disorders—dieting, exercising, healthy eating—start as virtuous practices, but become addictive obsessions. The other affliction is a developmental disorder, which also starts with the virtuous—those eager for challenge and change. But these overachievers who seek self-improvement get a distorted life instead. Knowing anorexia from inside, the recovered offer two watchwords on helping those who suffer. One is "negotiate," to encourage compromise, which can aid recovery where coercion fails. The other is "balance," for the ill to pursue mind-with-body activities to defuse mind-over-body battles.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section I; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Section II; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Section III; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Section IV; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Conclusion; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781782384564

1782384561

OCLC:

935495674