Attention Bias Modification Training in Anorexia Nervosa

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Woman thinking about perimenopause Attention Bias Modification Training, or ABMT, is a technique originally used for Anxiety Disorders and is, according to Mercado [1], “a form of cognitive bias modification training with the potential for modifying AB triggered by different stimuli.” This form of modification training is used to train an individual’s attention towards stimuli that are not compatible [...]
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Eating Disorders and Mental Health

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young woman with illusion of Control in the Development of Eating Disorders Contributor: Staff at McCallum Place Eating disorders can cause individuals to experience a range of symptoms that can interfere with their ability to function. While many eating disorder symptoms are the result of disordered eating behaviors, there are many associated emotions that can lead to low self-esteem and difficulty participating socially. But is there a [...]
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Why Eating Disorders Affect More Men Than You Think

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Man researching exposure-based therapy on his smart phone. Contributor: Staff at Carolina House Ask 100 people on the street which gender they associate more with eating disorders, and you’ll probably get the same answer. For decades, the stigma has been that eating disorders almost exclusively affect women – young women, in particular. They do predominantly affect the female population, but the percentage of men [...]
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Multi-Family Therapy and Eating Disorders

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Family working on eating disorders in Weight Obsessed Culture Family can be incredibly complicated and, at different times, you might feel like yours is a blessing or a curse. When it comes to eating disorder treatment, however, research indicates it and Multi-Family Therapy is predominantly a blessing. Studies have long shown that having recovery-focused, supportive families that are engaged in an individual’s treatment leads [...]
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Excessive Exercise Can Be a Risk Factor for Disordered Eating

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Lady doing compulsive exercise It is not uncommon for those with an eating disorder diagnosis to display addictive personality traits. While this has been considered in relation to the disordered behaviors themselves as well as drug and alcohol use, there are many other ways these addictive tendencies can manifest, one of these being exercise addiction. A study recently published in [...]
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Addressing Excessive Exercise as a Fitness Professional

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Woman struggling with orthorexia and Exercise Addiction There are many situations where someone may directly witness or interact with an individual engaging in disordered eating or excessive exercise behaviors. For those working in fitness, this happens often. While fitness can be an incredible tool for connecting with the body, taking care of it, and moving it in ways that bring joy and [...]
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Changing the Conversation: How Young Female Women Communicate About Body Image

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Best friends In a typical Friday morning rapid-fire, back and forth texting conversation with one of my girlfriends, I noticed how negatively we often communicate about our own bodies and physical appearance with each other. Not only just how negatively we depict ourselves and our body image but how normal this has become. My friend was getting [...]
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