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In a detailed analysis of the field of eating problems and
disorders, this book highlights the connections between the
prevention of eating problems and disorders, and theory and
research in the areas of prevention and health promotion. It also
looks at models of risk development and prevention, specific issues
and challenges, the status of current prevention research, and
lessons for prevention program development. In this unique text
Levine and Smolak draw on a range of interdisciplinary
perspectives, including prevention science, developmental
psychology, public health, and neuroscience, to provide a thorough
review, history, and critique of the topic in light of a range of
empirical studies. The only authored volume with a broad, detailed
and integrated view of theories, research, and practice, this
expanded, fully revised, and updated new edition features new
chapters on dissonance-based approaches, public health,
biopsychiatry and neuroscience, gender, culture(s), technology,
obesity, protective factors, and ecological approaches. The
Prevention of Eating Problems and Eating Disorders: Theories,
Research, and Applications is essential reading for clinicians,
academics, researchers, graduate students, upper-level
undergraduates, and activists and advocates involved in work
pertaining to eating disorders, disordered eating, prevention,
health promotion, body image, obesity and biopsychosocial
perspectives.
In a detailed analysis of the field of eating problems and
disorders, this book highlights the connections between the
prevention of eating problems and disorders, and theory and
research in the areas of prevention and health promotion. It also
looks at models of risk development and prevention, specific issues
and challenges, the status of current prevention research, and
lessons for prevention program development. In this unique text
Levine and Smolak draw on a range of interdisciplinary
perspectives, including prevention science, developmental
psychology, public health, and neuroscience, to provide a thorough
review, history, and critique of the topic in light of a range of
empirical studies. The only authored volume with a broad, detailed
and integrated view of theories, research, and practice, this
expanded, fully revised, and updated new edition features new
chapters on dissonance-based approaches, public health,
biopsychiatry and neuroscience, gender, culture(s), technology,
obesity, protective factors, and ecological approaches. The
Prevention of Eating Problems and Eating Disorders: Theories,
Research, and Applications is essential reading for clinicians,
academics, researchers, graduate students, upper-level
undergraduates, and activists and advocates involved in work
pertaining to eating disorders, disordered eating, prevention,
health promotion, body image, obesity and biopsychosocial
perspectives.
This title was first published in 2003. What does it take to be a
person of integrity? Could those who commit morally horrendous acts
be persons of integrity? Is personal integrity compatible with the
kinds of ambivalence and self-doubt characteristic of fragile
selves and ordinary lives? This text examines the centrality of
integrity in relation to a variety of philosophical and
psychological concerns that impinge upon the ethical life. Relating
integrity to many standard issues in philosophical and moral
psychology - such as self-deception, weakness of will, hypocrisy
and relationships - the authors present a comprehensive and
accessible study of integrity and its types. Drawing on
contemporary work in moral and philosophical psychology, ethics,
theories of the self and feminist thought, this book develops an
account of integrity as a fundamental virtue - as something that is
central to all our lives.
Bringing together the reflections of an architectural theorist and
a philosopher, this book encourages philosophers and architects,
scholars and designers alike, to reconsider what they do as well as
what they can do in the face of challenging times. It does so by
exploring the notion that architecture and design can (and possibly
should), in their own right, make for a distinctive form of ethical
investigation. The book is less concerned with absolutist
understandings of the two components of ethics, a theory of 'the
good' and a theory of 'the right', than with remaining open to
multiple relations between ideas about the built environment,
design practices and the plurality of kinds of human subjects
(inhabitants, individuals and communities) accommodated by
buildings and urban spaces. The built environment contributes to
the inculcation of all sorts of values (good and bad). Thus, this
book aims to change the way people commonly think about ethics, not
only in relation to the built environment, but to themselves, their
ways of thinking and modes of behaviour.
This title was first published in 2003. What does it take to be a
person of integrity? Could those who commit morally horrendous acts
be persons of integrity? Is personal integrity compatible with the
kinds of ambivalence and self-doubt characteristic of fragile
selves and ordinary lives? This text examines the centrality of
integrity in relation to a variety of philosophical and
psychological concerns that impinge upon the ethical life. Relating
integrity to many standard issues in philosophical and moral
psychology - such as self-deception, weakness of will, hypocrisy
and relationships - the authors present a comprehensive and
accessible study of integrity and its types.
Although eating problems--ranging from body dissatisfaction and
dieting to anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa--can begin and
typically have their roots in childhood, theory and research in
developmental psychopathology and developmental psychology have not
received substantial attention in eating disorders research. This
book provides crucial background material from both fields, and
then makes direct applications to numerous aspects of the field of
eating disorders including theory, research, treatment, and primary
prevention.
This book was born out of a transaction between frustration and
optimism. The frustrations reflected the limitations of current
knowledge about eating problems and disorders. Etiological "causes"
which are sensitive and specific to eating disorders have been
elusive. Although there is some understanding of risk factors,
little is known about protective factors. This has made prevention,
among other things, difficult. Furthermore, the mechanisms
underlying the association between risk factors and disordered
eating are poorly understood. For example, it is known that women
are at greater risk than men are, but clinicians are hard- pressed
to get beyond gender-based speculations and demonstrate why this is
true.
The optimism grows from familiarity with the field of
developmental psychopathology. It seems evident that this approach
has much to offer the field of eating disorders. This book is an
early step in the integration of developmental psychopathology into
theorizing, research, treatment, and prevention of eating
disorders. It addresses four specific goals:
* to introduce the principles and methodologies of developmental
psychopathology,
* to review the work of developmental psychologists in several
major areas of behavior relevant to understanding the causes,
treatment, and prevention of eating disorders,
* to apply developmental psychopathology principles to the area of
eating disorders, both in the form of theoretical models and in
specific areas/issues raised by developmental psychopathology,
and
* to discuss the implications of developmental approaches for
prevention programs and treatments.
Many people who do not believe in God believe that 'everything is God' - that everything is part of an all-inclusive divine unity. In Pantheism, this concept is presented as a legitimate position and its philosophical basis is examined. Michael Levine compares it to theism, and discusses the scope for resolving the problems inherent in theism through pantheism. He also considers the implications of pantheism in terms of practice. This book will appeal to those who study philosophy or theology. It will also be of interest to anyone who does not believe in a personal God, but does have faith in a higher unifying force, and is interested in the justification of this as a legitimate system of thought. eBook available with sample pages: 0203014774
Many people who do not believe in God believe that 'everything is
God' - that everything is part of an all-inclusive divine unity. In
Pantheism, this concept is presented as a legitimate position and
its philosophical basis is examined. Michael Levine compares it to
theism, and discusses the scope for resolving the problems inherent
in theism through pantheism. He also considers the implications of
pantheism in terms of practice. This book will appeal to those who
study philosophy or theology. It will also be of interest to anyone
who does not believe in a personal God, but does have faith in a
higher unifying force, and is interested in the justification of
this as a legitimate system of thought.
This philosophical analysis of the phenomenon of racism brings
together some of the most influential analytic philosophers writing
on racism today. The introduction by Tamas Pataki outlines the
historical and thematic development of conceptions of race and
racism, and locates the following essays against the backdrop of
contemporary reactions to that development. While the framework is
primarily analytic, the volume also includes essays deeply informed
by psychoanalysis, phenomenology, and feminist and social theory.
The fourteen chapters in this collection address three interrelated
questions: What is racism? What are the causes of racism? And what
are the moral and political implications of racism? Although their
approaches are wide ranging, the contributors to Racism in Mind
broadly endorse a psychological-characterological approach to the
understanding of many aspects of racism.
Bringing together the reflections of an architectural theorist and
a philosopher, this book encourages philosophers and architects,
scholars and designers alike, to reconsider what they do as well as
what they can do in the face of challenging times. It does so by
exploring the notion that architecture and design can (and possibly
should), in their own right, make for a distinctive form of ethical
investigation. The book is less concerned with absolutist
understandings of the two components of ethics, a theory of 'the
good' and a theory of 'the right', than with remaining open to
multiple relations between ideas about the built environment,
design practices and the plurality of kinds of human subjects
(inhabitants, individuals and communities) accommodated by
buildings and urban spaces. The built environment contributes to
the inculcation of all sorts of values (good and bad). Thus, this
book aims to change the way people commonly think about ethics, not
only in relation to the built environment, but to themselves, their
ways of thinking and modes of behaviour.
Contemporary discussions about the nature of leadership abound. But
what constitutes a good leader? Are ethics and leadership even
compatible? Accounts of leadership often lie at either end of an
ethical spectrum: on one end are accounts that argue ethics are
intrinsically linked to leadership; on the other are
(Machiavellian) views that deny any such link-intrinsic or
extrinsic. Leadership appears to require a normative component of
virtue; otherwise 'leadership' amounts to no more than mere power
or influence. But are such accounts coherent and justifiable?
Approaching a controversial topic, this series of essays tackles
key questions from a range of philosophical perspectives,
considering the nature of leadership separate from any formal
office or role and how it shapes the world we live in.
Contemporary discussions about the nature of leadership abound. But
what constitutes a good leader? Are ethics and leadership even
compatible? Accounts of leadership often lie at either end of an
ethical spectrum: on one end are accounts that argue ethics are
intrinsically linked to leadership; on the other are
(Machiavellian) views that deny any such link-intrinsic or
extrinsic. Leadership appears to require a normative component of
virtue; otherwise 'leadership' amounts to no more than mere power
or influence. But are such accounts coherent and justifiable?
Approaching a controversial topic, this series of essays tackles
key questions from a range of philosophical perspectives,
considering the nature of leadership separate from any formal
office or role and how it shapes the world we live in.
This philosophical analysis of the phenomenon of racism brings
together some of the most influential analytic philosophers writing
on racism today. The introduction by Tamas Pataki outlines the
historical and thematic development of conceptions of race and
racism, and locates the following essays against the backdrop of
contemporary reactions to that development. While the framework is
primarily analytic, the volume also includes essays deeply informed
by psychoanalysis, phenomenology, and feminist and social theory.
The fourteen chapters in this collection address three interrelated
questions: What is racism? What are the causes of racism? and What
are the moral and political implications of racism? Although their
approaches are wide ranging, the contributors to Racism in Mind
broadly endorse a psychological-characterological approach to the
understanding of many aspects of racism.
Although eating problems--ranging from body dissatisfaction and
dieting to anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa--can begin and
typically have their roots in childhood, theory and research in
developmental psychopathology and developmental psychology have not
received substantial attention in eating disorders research. This
book provides crucial background material from both fields, and
then makes direct applications to numerous aspects of the field of
eating disorders including theory, research, treatment, and primary
prevention.
This book was born out of a transaction between frustration and
optimism. The frustrations reflected the limitations of current
knowledge about eating problems and disorders. Etiological "causes"
which are sensitive and specific to eating disorders have been
elusive. Although there is some understanding of risk factors,
little is known about protective factors. This has made prevention,
among other things, difficult. Furthermore, the mechanisms
underlying the association between risk factors and disordered
eating are poorly understood. For example, it is known that women
are at greater risk than men are, but clinicians are hard- pressed
to get beyond gender-based speculations and demonstrate why this is
true.
The optimism grows from familiarity with the field of developmental
psychopathology. It seems evident that this approach has much to
offer the field of eating disorders. This book is an early step in
the integration of developmental psychopathology into theorizing,
research, treatment, and prevention of eating disorders. It
addresses four specific goals:
* to introduce the principles and methodologies of developmental
psychopathology,
* to review the work of developmental psychologists in several
major areas of behavior relevant to understanding the causes,
treatment, and prevention of eating disorders,
* to apply developmental psychopathology principles to the area of
eating disorders, both in the form of theoretical models and in
specific areas/issues raised by developmental psychopathology,
and
* to discuss the implications of developmental approaches for
prevention programs and treatments.
On August 29th 2005, the headwaters of Hurricane Katrina's
storm-surge arrived at New Orleans, the levees broke and the city
was inundated. Perhaps no other disaster of the 21st century has so
captured the global media's attention and featured in the
'imagination of disaster' like Katrina. The Katrina Effect charts
the important ethical territory that underscores thinking about
disaster and the built environment globally. Given the unfolding of
recent events, disasters are acquiring original and complex
meanings. This is partly because of the global expansion and
technological interaction of urban societies in which the multiple
and varied impacts of disasters are recognized. These meanings pose
significant new problems for civil society: what becomes of public
accountability, egalitarianism and other democratic ideals in the
face of catastrophe? This collection of critical essays assesses
the storm's global impact on overlapping urban, social and
political imaginaries. Given the coincidence and 'perfect storm' of
environmental, geo-political and economic challenges facing liberal
democratic societies, communities will come under increasing strain
to preserve and restore social fabric while affording all citizens
equal opportunity in determining the forms that future cities and
communities will take. Today, 21st century economic neo-liberalism,
global warming or recent theories of 'urban vulnerability' and
resilience provide key new contexts for understanding the meaning
and legacy of Katrina.
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