Wednesday, February 20, 2013

The psychodynamic approach as an explanation for eating disorders

This approach focuses on:
 - Eating disorders act as a means of avoiding sexual maturity.
 - Minuchin's family systems theory which suggests anorexia develops as a result of enmeshed family dynamics.
 - Bruch's view that anorexia is related to mother-daughter sonflicts over dominance and autonomy.
This approach has been criticised in that:
 - It lacks objective support.
 - It blames the mother for the daughter's disorder.
 - It does not explain why there has been an increase in the incidence of anorexia.

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