Feminist Approach to Behavioral Therapy for Adolescent Females with Eating Disorders S. Devon Walsh Loyola University New Orleans Abstract The present article reviews contemporary literature on the related factors and interventions for adolescent girls with eating disorders. The incidence of eating disorders continues to rise amongst adolescent girls yet an effective intervention still fails to exist. Contemporary research links the sociocultural‚ biological‚ and physiological factors that put
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The sensemaking approach is when people or an organization offer a meaning to an experience by making sense of it. It is how they structure things that they don’t know‚ in order to take action on it. When people experience change‚ they face a gap between their expectations and their counterpart experiences‚ and they start to communicate and act in a systematic and structured way in order to make sense of what is happening. According to Fairhurst and Sarr (1996‚ cited in Bean and Hamilton‚ 2006) “To
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has motivated me to write this book which is based on my own teaching experiences and the feed back of my students. The book includes the background‚ the core concepts‚ and the models of POM. It is readable‚ comprehensive‚ and contemporary in its approach. The concepts of Operations Management have been delivered to the readers in a simple‚ straightforward manner‚ and without mincing the words to avoid dilution of the materials itself. The layout of the book has been organized to give the readers
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2010 Feminist Criticism on Revolutionary Road “According to Cheryl Torsney‚ feminist criticism is not a single method‚ but rather a patchwork or “a quilt” of different methods stitched together with common conviction.” (Lynn 235). Feminist criticism was developed in the late 1960’s and its main focus is women in literature. There are two major concerns when dealing with feminist criticism how women are written and how women have been written. (Lynn 235). Michael Meyer defines feminist criticism
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An exceedingly strong need to achieve‚ as opposed to a need to be liked‚ or to exercise power. The trait of following through on a commitment‚ not quitting half-way through when the going gets tough. In short‚ perseverance. Positive mental attitude‚ or the ability to remain optimistic in difficult situations‚ which is the result of being self-confident about one’s abilities. Objectivity. The ability to accurately weigh and assess risks associated with a particular course of action‚ as well as
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The selected topic is ‘should students with learning difficulties be allowed to participate in the mainstream classrooms?’ This essay discusses two possible solutions for the issue and explicitly presents my personal statement and philosophy in regards to it. This topic is a controversial issue because it considers many conflicting advantages and disadvantages. The ethical principles involved in the topic include caring‚ respect and inclusivity which can be drawn from the Early Childhood Australia
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Comparing and analyzing the biological and humanistic approaches to personality can be a difference of opinions. Abraham Maslow studied the development of personality. Maslow developed his own personality theory based on the basic human needs. His hierarchy of needs pyramid shows the influences of human needs to the formation of unique individual personality. There are biological factors that influence the formation of individual personality that play a factor. By reviewing the relationships
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Applying Feminist Theory to Literature Schweickhart’s essay is the basis for what I think is the most important issue in academic‚ literary feminism: finding and becoming a strong feminist reader. Granted‚ academia is an extremely specific subset of feminism‚ but if I incorporate her theme of praxis it can be applied to other areas of feminist thought and action. Schweickhart presents the idea of “feminist readings of male texts and…feminist readings of female texts” (39). It’s
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Compare and contrast A Doll House by Henrik Ibsen and A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. Write a brief essay (of approximately 1000 words) to comment on the two female protagonists’ (Nora Helmer and Blanche Duboi’s) relationship with men. A Doll House by Henrik Ibsen and A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams are two well-known plays that give rise to discussions over male-female relationships in old society. The female protagonists in the plays are women who are dependent
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revealed aspects of the women’s movement considered by the Start. The claim was the first sub Limbaugh because radical feminists are trying to convince others that whenever there was a man shows interest of women‚ of sexual harassment. It goes on to explain that this is a very important problem for two reasons. First and foremost‚ Limbaugh says that men are afraid to approach women. Look for this to be a sign of emotional because this statement makes the reader feel sorry or sympathetic toward the
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