The Lighter Side of Anorexia

Date of Award

Summer 8-25-2012

Document Type

Doctoral Research Paper

Degree Name

Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology

Organizational Unit

Graduate School of Professional Psychology

First Advisor

Lynett Henderson Metzger

Second Advisor

Michael Karson

Third Advisor

Tamara Pryor

Copyright Statement / License for Reuse

All Rights Reserved
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Keywords

Humor in psychotherapy, Treatment manual, Behavior CBT, Diagnosis, Anorexia

Abstract

Anorexia nervosa is a disorder characterized by ego-syntonic self-starvation and is associated with impairment in functioning, emotional distress, psychiatric comorbidity, and an elevated mortality risk. Evidence-based data on treatment interventions for anorexia nervosa are scarce despite the need for more targeted and effective treatments. This paper offers an integrative model using humor as a therapeutic intervention for the treatment of anorexia nervosa. It proposes that the integration and application of humor in psychotherapy can be a powerful adjunct in treatment because it has the potential to activate change in the physiological, cognitive, emotional, and interpersonal realms negatively affected by this disorder.

Copyright Date

7-21-2012

Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.

Rights Holder

Jennifer Marie Silva

Provenance

Received from Author

File Format

application/pdf

Language

English (eng)

Extent

72 pgs

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