Counseling Those With Eating Disorders

Resources For Christian Counseling, Volume 4

Plot

Part one : The nature, causes, and consequences of anorexia nervosa and bulimia. The story of eating disorders -- Eating is a complex activity -- Diagnostic criteria -- What eating disorders do to the body -- Appetite control : are all created equal? -- The effects of starvation -- Social perception versus reality -- Part two : The treatment of anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Helping the helper -- The best little girl in the world : the perfectionism factor -- The worst little girl in the world : the self-esteem factor -- What is a woman? : the sexual identity factor -- To be or not to be? : the depression factor -- To tell the truth : the deception factor -- The power struggle : the control factor -- Miss Peter Pan : the dependency factor -- Health living -- Free at last -- If it's someone you know -- Appendices. Metropolitan height and weight tables -- National directory of sources for help.