ABSTRACT

This is an insightful and essential new volume for academics and professionals interested in the lived experience of those who struggle with disordered eating. Embodiment and Eating Disorders situates the complicated – and increasingly prevalent – topic of disordered eating at the crossroads of many academic disciplines, articulating a notion of embodied selfhood that rejects the separation of mind and body and calls for a feminist, existential, and sociopolitically aware approach to eating disorder treatment. Experts from a variety of backgrounds and specializations examine theories of embodiment, current empirical research, and practical examples and strategies for prevention and treatment.

chapter |3 pages

Introduction

part I|138 pages

Theoretical and Philosophical Perspectives of Embodiment and Eating Disorders

chapter 1|11 pages

Embodiment and Body Image

Relating and Exploring Constructs

chapter 3|18 pages

Embodiment

A Non-Dualistic and Existential Perspective on Understanding and Treating Disordered Eating

chapter 4|23 pages

From Having a Body to Being Embodied

Phenomenological Theories on Embodiment

chapter 5|14 pages

The Developmental Theory of Embodiment

Implications for Treatment and Prevention of Eating Disorders

chapter 6|18 pages

Conceptualizing and Measuring Embodiment

Lessons from a Response Processes Inquiry with Women Recovering from Anorexia Nervosa

chapter 7|18 pages

Moving Toward Embodied Research

part II|88 pages

Embodiment and Eating Disorder Research

chapter 10|13 pages

Intergenerational Journeys

Mothers Raising Embodied Daughters 1

chapter 11|18 pages

Poems of the Past, Present, and Future

Becoming a More Embodied Self in Recovering from Anorexia Nervosa

part III|127 pages

Prevention and Treatment of Eating Disorders

chapter 15|17 pages

“Fat” as Political Disobedience

Black Women Blogging the Resistance

chapter 18|17 pages

“Free To Be”

An Embodiment Program for Youth

chapter 19|11 pages

Lifespan Integration Therapy for Eating Disorders

A Case Study of Anorexia Nervosa

chapter 20|14 pages

Bringing the Body Back into “Body Image”

Body-Centered Perspectives on Eating Disorders

part |10 pages

Concluding Thoughts

chapter 22|10 pages

Embodiment and Eating Disorders

An Emergent Vision for Theory, Research, and Practice