PSYC 3034 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Structural Family Therapy, Eating Disorder, Etiology
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Earlier you engage the more difficult it is to stop. Later problems with emotional regulation and mood disorders. Really aversive for those not wanting to gain. Encourage confrontation between new kids with older ones (in terms of who has been there longer) They"re questioning the cognitions of the new kids. Have that degree of relatability (they"re all kids) Would be one of the first things therapists target in this situation. I can"t just sit and let them starve themselves. Work on how to teach them to eat more. The options above can be used for anything but now we"re going in to specific options for disorders. Especially in binge and bed because it"s like a self medicating situation. Wont always be effective because sometimes the cognitions arent there. May be associated with grief and eating disorder develops to cope. In adolescents, the flurry of more responsibilities (classes, high school) So eating disorder is way to control it.
