PSYC 1010 Quiz: eating disroders chapter 10 revision notes

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: ozzy mermut

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Minuchin et al. (1978) - identified four main features of what he referred to as a. Enmeshment: overprotectiveness, rigidity, conflict avoidance self - differentiation: to be able to seperate your identity from others i. e parents. Enmeshment- members of anorexic families are overly involved with each other. Typical anorexic family members are enmeshed" together because the self identity of each individual is tied to the others. The identities are tied up to as a result of lack of leadership & poorly defined roles which have caused the boundaries within the family to become blurred". The enmeshed" family is structured in such a way that it prevents adolescent daughters in particular from differentiating her identity from everyone else"s e. g mother. 2 - they spend to much time together. 3- they speak on behalf of each other presuming they know what others are thinking. How does the daughter attempt to assert her independence within her dysfunctional.