THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SELF PSYCHOLOGY TO THE TREATMENT OF ANOREXIA ANDBULIMIA

Authors
BACHAR E
Citation
E. Bachar, THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SELF PSYCHOLOGY TO THE TREATMENT OF ANOREXIA ANDBULIMIA, American journal of psychotherapy, 52(2), 1998, pp. 147-165
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Psycolanalysis","Psycology, Clinical
Journal title
American journal of psychotherapy → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029564
Volume
52
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
147 - 165
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9564(1998)52:2<147:TCOSPT>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
The major contributions of self psychology to the treatment of anorexi a and bulimia include: (a) the unique therapeutic stance of the therap ist as a self object who tries to empathize with the patient from an e xperience-near position, (b) the conceptualization of food as fulfilli ng selfobject needs; and (c) the respect that the theory attributes to the significance of the symptoms for the patient.