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Lerner, Howard D. – 1984
This paper examines recent formulations derived from different lines of conceptual development within psychoanalytic theory in relation to the anorexic and bulimic syndromes. The case history, clinical picture, and course of treatment of a bulimic adolescent girl are reviewed. This discussion illustrates the profound consequences upon cognition of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anorexia Nervosa, Case Studies, Childhood Needs
Watts, Deborah L. – 1986
The study and treatment of eating disorders has long been associated with psychoanalytic concepts of rejection of femininity and fear of oral impregnation. Although a theoretical reformulation emphasizing feminist analysis began a decade ago, the extension and application of these ideas has not solidified into a comprehensive treatment…
Descriptors: Anorexia Nervosa, Counseling Theories, Eating Habits, Females
