PSYC 471 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivation, Healthy Diet
18 Apr 2017
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Motivational interviewing (mi) and behaviour (b) change among adolescents (with a focus on anorexia-restrictive form) Mi designed to deal with resistant clients. Anorexia: thought of as a compulsion, what"s autonomous and what"s controlled is particularly important. Mcgill eating disorder experts: howard steiger and sarah racine. Obesity epidemic led schools to start training kids about healthy eating really early. Healthy eating education programs can lead to anorexia. School program that challenged kids to increase physical activities and eat healthy lunches (e. g. they would inspect kids" lunches), public weighings. One boy (globe story) developed eating disorder, became phobic of high calorie foods. Eating disorders hard to id and treat. Founders: dr. william miller and dr. stephen rollnick. Patient-centred, directive counseling style that builds on intrinsic motivation to facilitate change in health-related behaviours. Patient-centred and directive seem at odds with each other. Empathic, patient guided conversation/action vs. directed by therapist.
