The anorexia workbook : how to accept yourself, heal your suffering, and reclaim your life / Michelle Heffner, Georg H. Eifert ; foreword by Steven C. Hayes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heffner, Michelle.

Contributor:

Eifert, Georg H., 1952-

Hayes, Steven C.

Series:

New Harbinger self-help workbook.

A New Harbinger self-help workbook

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anorexia nervosa--Popular works.

Anorexia nervosa.

Anorexia nervosa--Treatment--Popular works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, Calif. : New Harbinger, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written by a leading researcher in acceptance and commitment theory, Georg Eifert, Ph.D., this book offers the most up-to-date and effective treatment for anorexia. Readers learn to view the use of eating control strategies as a problem, not a solution. They learn to better cope with out-of-control emotions and thoughts, and redirect the drive for thinless twoard healthier, valued life directions.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART 1: UNDERSTANDING ANOREXIA; 1. What Is Anorexia?; 2. An Anorexia Self-Test; 3. Accept-Choose-Take Action: The Basics of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; 4. When Control Gets Out of Control; 5. Learning to Be a Mindful Observer; 6. Approach Difficult Situations with Acceptance; 7. Choosing Valued Directions; 8. Staying Committed to Valued Living; 9. Emily's Journey to Recovery; PART III: PROFESSIONAL TREATMENT ISSUES; 10. Professional Treatment Options; 11. Established Psychological Treatments For Anorexia

12. Preparing for Treatment with a TherapistPART IV: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES; 13. A Chapter for Loved Ones; 14. Assess Your Progress; References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-197).

ISBN:

9781608823758

160882375X

OCLC:

775301977