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Written by experienced practitioners in the fields of addiction and
psychoanalysis, and illustrated by a range of moving vignettes,
this groundbreaking book examines the psychological foundations of
addiction in the areas of food, sex, gambling, internet usage,
shopping, and work. This book not only explores the roots of
addictive behavior, explaining why popular treatment options such
as the 12-Step Program often fail, it also provides insights for
emotional resolution and strategies for behavioral change. Beyond
the Primal Addiction seeks to understand rather than pathologize
addictive behaviours, now so pervasive in contemporary societies.
It will be essential reading for psychoanalysts, psychotherapists,
and other mental health professionals, as well as their clients.
Food for Thought offers fresh psychoanalytic insights into treating
clients with eating disorders. In lively and jargon-free language,
Nina Savelle-Rocklin breaks down the psychoanalytic approach to
give practitioners and general readers alike a deeper understanding
of the theory and effective treatment of eating disorders. Those
living with eating disorders often use food to express their inner
feelings, and Savelle-Rocklin illustrates the importance of the
therapeutic relationship in uncovering the nature of these internal
emotions, and formulating them into words. Through an intensive and
mutual process, clients can begin to understand the language of the
eating disorder, identify and work through its underlying
conflicts, ultimately eliminating symptoms, relieving distress, and
transforming the way they relate to themselves and others.
Thoughtful and highly engaging, Food for Thought provides
invaluable methods for practitioners treating patients with eating
disorders to achieve lasting change and true healing.
Food for Thought offers fresh psychoanalytic insights into treating
clients with eating disorders. In lively and jargon-free language,
Nina Savelle-Rocklin breaks down the psychoanalytic approach to
give practitioners and general readers alike a deeper understanding
of the theory and effective treatment of eating disorders. Those
living with eating disorders often use food to express their inner
feelings, and Savelle-Rocklin illustrates the importance of the
therapeutic relationship in uncovering the nature of these internal
emotions, and formulating them into words. Through an intensive and
mutual process, clients can begin to understand the language of the
eating disorder, identify and work through its underlying
conflicts, ultimately eliminating symptoms, relieving distress, and
transforming the way they relate to themselves and others.
Thoughtful and highly engaging, Food for Thought provides
invaluable methods for practitioners treating patients with eating
disorders to achieve lasting change and true healing.
With contributions from Prachi Akhavi, Salman Akhtar, Cuneyt Iscan,
Surreya Iscan, Alan Michael Karbelnig, Kelsey Leon, Clara Mucci,
Nina Savelle-Rocklin, Asmita Sharma, Julian Stern, and Thomas
Wolman. Food matters begin even before birth with the absorption of
nutrients in the womb and continue through baby feeds, family
meals, school dinners, barbecues with friends, and romantic meals
to the growing dietary restrictions of old age. The role of food is
not limited to its life-giving necessity but plays a huge role in
communal bonding, cultural tradition, and self-expression. Food
Matters investigates the significant role that food plays in all of
our lives and is divided into three major sections: Mostly
biological, Mostly psychological, and Mostly sociological.
‘Mostly’ because biology, psychology, and sociology are not
hermetically sealed subject areas and overlaps into other fields
are to be expected. Part I : Mostly biological consists of two
chapters. The first pertains to food and health, the second to food
and illness. At its core, Chapter One aims to undermine the notion
of ‘healthy choices’ and demonstrate a more nuanced vision of
what actually builds healthy communities. The varied case material
of Chapter Two shows the myriad roles food can play in relation to
illness. Part II: Mostly psychological has four chapters, which
respectively address the relationship between food and sexuality,
aggression, narcissism, and morality using wide-ranging theory and
practical case examples. Part III : Mostly sociological has three
chapters. The first pertains to money, the second to immigration,
and the third to movies, again packed with relevant theory and
clinical vignettes, and, in the case of the final chapter, using
the movies Waitress and Babette’s Feast to show the central role
food plays, even in our fictional lives. This welcome smorgasbord
of ideas from an international array of contributors representing
the disciplines of psychiatry, psychology, psychoanalysis,
anthropology, and gastroenterology will be essential reading for
professionals and academics in those fields and will shed fresh
light on the subject for anyone with an interest in the
multifaceted meanings of food matters.
Written by experienced practitioners in the fields of addiction and
psychoanalysis, and illustrated by a range of moving vignettes,
this groundbreaking book examines the psychological foundations of
addiction in the areas of food, sex, gambling, internet usage,
shopping, and work. This book not only explores the roots of
addictive behavior, explaining why popular treatment options such
as the 12-Step Program often fail, it also provides insights for
emotional resolution and strategies for behavioral change. Beyond
the Primal Addiction seeks to understand rather than pathologize
addictive behaviours, now so pervasive in contemporary societies.
It will be essential reading for psychoanalysts, psychotherapists,
and other mental health professionals, as well as their clients.
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