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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Half Title -- Of Related Interest -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Dedication -- Acknowledgement -- Prologue -- Before We Begin: An Overview -- I. Ayelet's Story: On Becoming Anorexic -- 1. Introduction: Was I Ever a Normal Child? -- 2. Childhood: Exploring the Roots of My Anorexia -- 3. Between Me and Myself and My Social Relationships: Finding Creative Expression for My Loneliness -- 4. The Stage is Set: From Healthy Child to Anorexic -- 5. Flowing with the River: Learning to Act Anorexic -- 6. Receiving the Diagnosis: Yes, I Am an Anorexic |
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My First Experience in a Psychiatric Hospital -- 7. My First Hospitalization (Second Hospital), Or: Who is Stronger -- The Illness or Me? -- 8. Is There Anyone Who Can Help Me? -- 9. Meeting the Big Black Hole: My First Attempt to Commit Suicide (Third Hospital) -- 10. In the Cuckoo's Nest: Behind Closed Doors -- 11. Fifth Hospital: Will I Ever Be Normal? -- II. The Therapist's Story: The Challenge of Treating Ayelet -- 1. Getting Acquainted -- 2. Family History -- 3. Collecting an Inventory of Ayelet's Problems and Establishing an Initial Treatment Contract |
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4. Rationale for the Decision to Treat Ayelet Using Multi-Targeted Cognitive-Constructivist Therapy -- 5. Specifying Target Behaviors and Measuring Baseline Functioning -- 6. Family Intervention -- 7. Parent Counseling -- 8. Beginning Individual Therapy with Ayelet -- 9. The First Problem Area: Treating Her Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) -- 10. Treating Her Anxieties and Fears -- 11. Urging Ayelet to Start Studying -- 12. Social Skills Training -- 13. Starting the Journey toward Self-Acceptance -- 14. Incorporating Ayelet's Creativity Imagination and Talent -- 15. Couple Therapy |
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16. Interim Summary -- III. Ayelet's Story: Life after Anorexia -- 1. Feedback -- 2. And What Now? And What Next? -- IV. Literature Review -- 1. The Anorexia Disorder -- 2. Treatment of Anorexia -- 3. Cognitive-Constructivist Intervention -- 4. Self-Control Therapy with Children and Adolescents -- V. Guidelines for Therapists: Cognitive Creative Intervention with Anorexic Clients -- 1. Making Decisions about the Need for Therapy -- 2. Making Decisions about the Appropriate Setting(s) for Change -- 3. Treatment Considerations and Adaptations -- 4. Applying Constructivist Creative Intervention |
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5. Focusing on the Therapeutic Relationship -- 6. Incorporating Emotional Processes into Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy -- 7. Challenging Clients to Open Up to New Experiences -- 8. Designing the Process of Intervention -- 9. Applying the Self-Control Model for Change -- 10. Fostering Maintenance and Generalization -- 11. And Last But Not Least -- VI. Closing Remarks -- Glossary -- References -- Subject Index -- Author Index |
| Summary |
Ayelet spent six years of her adolescence in and out of hospital, having been diagnosed as suffering from a severe anorexia disorder. Ayelet describes her personal experiences of the illness, the repeated hospitalisations and her ultimate recovery. The book outlines the importance of a good relationship between the client and the therapist |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Ayelet, 1974- -- Mental health
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| SUBJECT |
Ayelet, 1974- fast |
| Subject |
Anorexia nervosa -- Patients -- Biography
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Psychotherapist and patient.
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Anorexia nervosa -- Patients
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Mental health
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Psychotherapist and patient
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1322011478 |
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9781322011479 |
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