A Developmental Perspective on Eating Disorders and Eating Problems

Abstract

beginning with a selective review of the literature on anorexia nervosa and bulimia, a broad, biopsychosocial framework is presented for understanding eating disorders eating problems that fall within the "normal" range, that is, dieting and binge-eating patterns . . . , are discussed the controversy surrounding the question of continuity between presumably normative concerns with weight and dieting and the clinical eating disorders is addressed theories of etiology / family theories / genetic studies / biological predisposition for affective disorders / physiological consequences of eating disorders the developmental emergence of eating problems / cultural influences / counterregulatory eating / pubertal factors / eating disorders and developmental psychopathology (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved). (chapter)