Secure Body Attachment and the Prevention of Eating Disorders
A Case Application
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10518110 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Suzanne B Daly (0000-0001-6741-2032, University of Pennsylvania, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 311-329 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Smith College Studies in Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7317 • E-ISSN: 1553-0426 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00377317.2015.1067425 |
| OpenAlex | W1562702347 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 30 |
Drawing on attachment theory, the author explores the particular physical presence of the body as a significant aspect of the attachment relationship between two people, most notably between two females (the mother and the daughter). Recognizing the nature of one’s body attachment as a protective and a risk factor provides a greater understanding of the potential for resilience, as well as the presence of vulnerability in relationship to one’s body. Through a case application, the author argues that without a model of secure attachment to the body, a female is more likely to develop an attachment to cultural ideals as an extension of primary relationships and at the expense of her own body, moving her from exposure to action in the form of an eating disorder
Action (physics · Attachment theory · Body shape · Computer security · Daughter · Developmental psychology · Eating disorders · Insecure attachment · Psychological resilience · Vulnerability (computing · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies · Clinical Psychology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Fashion and Cultural Textiles · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Unbearable Weight
Am I Thin Enough Yet?
Attachment and Loss. Vol. 1. Attachment
Risk and maintenance factors for eating pathology
The mass marketing of disordered eating and Eating Disorders
Women, weight and eating disorders
The effects of early relational trauma on right brain development, affect regulation, and infant mental health
Of Creatures Large and Small
Being seen or being watched? A psychoanalytic perspective on body dysmorphia
Peer Influences, Body-image Dissatisfaction, Eating Dysfunction and Self-esteem in Adolescent Girls
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |