Addressing Motivation in Globesity Treatment: A New Challenge for Clinical Psychology

Pietrabissa, Giada; Manzoni, Gian Mauro; Corti, Stefania; Vegliante, Nadia; Molinari, Enrico; Castelnuovo, Gianluca

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00317

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“…Clinical psychology has to address obesity developing specific protocols and models (Manzoni et al, 2008; Castelnuovo, 2010a,b; Pietrabissa et al, 2012) above all in new settings (Molinari et al, 2012) and technology-based scenarios (Castelnuovo et al, 2003a,b, 2010, 2011a,b,c; Castelnuovo and Simpson, 2011; Manzoni et al, 2011), improving not only evidence-based prescriptions (Castelnuovo et al, 2004, 2005, 2008; Castelnuovo, 2010b), but also best practices such as the applications related to the promising Ugazio’s theory in analyzing psychological processes in female obesity.…”

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The Power Semantics in Self and Other Repertory Grid Representations: A Comparison between Obese and Normal-Weight Adult Women

Faccio¹,

Belloni²,

Castelnuovo³

2012

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According to systemic-constructivist theory, all psycho-pathological organizations are linked to specific meanings which are developed by the individual within problematic situations in the context of learning, particularly within the family. The aim of this empirical study is to support the theory that eating disorders are linked to the “power semantics,” concept developed by Ugazio. The hypothesis that the bipolar construct “winner/loser” and the associated meanings are predominant for obese people, has been verified by interviewing 44 women (22 obese/overweight; 22 controls) using the Repertory Grid Test developed by Kelly. The participants’ elicited constructs were classified according to their semantic content and the data compared using statistical techniques. The power semantics were more prevalent and important in the Obese Group than in the Control Group. These results are critically discussed, highlighting possible clinical developments.

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The Power Semantics in Self and Other Repertory Grid Representations: A Comparison between Obese and Normal-Weight Adult Women

Faccio¹,

Belloni²,

Castelnuovo³

2012

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“…Treating drunkorexia may involve a combination of pharmacology and interactive therapies such as Motivational Interviewing (MI), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), which are based on mindfulness and mood regulation, as well as expressive therapies that help to address and safely express deep-seated emotions. Compared to other psychological therapies, CBT and MI have been shown to be particularly effective for both alcohol use problems and eating disorders (Pietrabissa et al, 2012). Additionally, interventions that specifically aim to improve body image distortions or reduce weight concerns may be particularly useful in lowering rates of drunkorexia (Eisenberg & Fitz, 2014).…”

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Drunkorexia: An Empirical Investigation among Australian Female University Students

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Castelnuovo²,

Pietrabissa³

et al. 2017

Australian Psychologist

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Objective: Anecdotal claims insinuate that female Australian university students may be engaging in a new type of hazardous phenomena called "drunkorexia" (i.e., using disordered eating to compensate for planned binge drinking). However, to date, this conjecture has not been validated by empirical evidence. The primary aim of the present study was to estimate the frequency of drunkorexia behaviours in a population of non-clinical Australian undergraduate female university students. A secondary aim was to explore whether drunkorexia may be a stand-alone problem, separate from traditional eating disorders. Methods: One hundred and thirty-six healthy female Australian undergraduate university students between 18 and 25 years (M=21.32, SD=2.73) completed the self-report Compensatory Eating and Behaviors in Response to Alcohol Consumption Scale to screen for drunkorexia symptomatology. Results: Among the study sample, 57.7% (n = 85) of Australian female university students reported drunkorexia-type behaviours 25% of the time or more, while 27.2% (n = 37) reported no drunkorexia-type behaviour. In addition, 16.2 8% (n = 22) of the participants reported engaging in characteristic drunkorexic behaviours to specifically offset ingested alcohol calories while not engaging in such behaviours routinely for any other reason or with any other type of food or drink. Conclusions: Results of this study add preliminary empirical evidence that a number of Australian female university students are employing drunkorexia-type behaviours as a way to drink alcohol without the concern of ingested calories. Further evidence is needed to definitively conclude that drunkorexia represents a distinctive problem that is separate from traditional eating disorders.

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“…Clinical psychology has to address bulimia developing specific protocols and models (Manzoni et al, 2008; Castelnuovo, 2010a,b; Pietrabissa et al, 2012) above all in new settings (Molinari et al, 2012) and technology-based scenarios (Castelnuovo et al, 2003a,b, 2010, 2011a,b,c; Castelnuovo and Simpson, 2011; Manzoni et al, 2011), improving not only evidence-based prescriptions (Castelnuovo et al, 2004, 2005, 2008; Castelnuovo, 2010b), but also the “language of change” that is an important clinical resource very different from the typical language used in scientific contexts (Castelnuovo et al, 2008). …”

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Change in Psychotherapy: A Dialogical Analysis Single-Case Study of a Patient with Bulimia Nervosa

Salvini¹,

Faccio²,

Mininni³

et al. 2012

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Starting from the critical review of various motivational frameworks of change that have been applied to the study of eating disorders, the present paper provides an alternative conceptualization of the change in psychotherapy presenting a single-case study. We analyzed six psychotherapeutic conversations with a bulimic patient and found out narratives “for” and “against” change. We read them in terms of tension between dominance and exchange in I-positions, as described by Hermans. These results indicate that the dialogical analysis of clinical discourse may be a useful method to investigate change from the beginning to the end of therapy.

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Addressing Motivation in Globesity Treatment: A New Challenge for Clinical Psychology

Cited by 47 publications

References 73 publications

The Power Semantics in Self and Other Repertory Grid Representations: A Comparison between Obese and Normal-Weight Adult Women

The Power Semantics in Self and Other Repertory Grid Representations: A Comparison between Obese and Normal-Weight Adult Women

Drunkorexia: An Empirical Investigation among Australian Female University Students

Change in Psychotherapy: A Dialogical Analysis Single-Case Study of a Patient with Bulimia Nervosa

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