Eating Behaviour

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-0-335-23940-5
Verlag: Open University Press

Buch, Englisch

The book covers the subject of eating and food related behaviour from the five main areas of psychology, including; developmental, cognitive, social, biological, and pathological perspectives.

One of the key differentiators with this text is its aim to focus on “normal” Eating Behaviour, with some links into eating disorders and intervention.

This book is essential reading for psychology and health psychology students, those taking eating behaviour modules, and eating behaviour and disorders courses. It is also valuable reading for nutritionists, food scientists, occupational therapists and medical students.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dovey, Terry

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Essstörungen & Therapie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Gesundheitspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Essstörungen & Therapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Widely held assumptions and methods

The energy demands of the brain - Central mechanisms of eating

Storage and digestion - Peripheral mechanisms of eating

Learning about food – Developmental aspects of eating behaviour

Choosing between foods - Cognitive aspects of eating behaviour

The effect of others - Social aspects of eating behaviour

Getting inside people's heads: Restraint, emotional eating, disinhibition and their combined effects

Dealing with obesity - Dieting and drugs

When eating behaviour goes wrong - Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and eating disorders not otherwise specified

Tying up loose ends - Towards a combined theory in eating behaviour

Appendix One: The neurochemistry of appetite regulation

Appendix Two: The hormonal control of appetite regulation

References

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Terry Dovey is Lecturer in Psychology at Staffordshire University, UK