Przegląd wybranych koncepcji etiopatogenezy zaburzeń odżywiania : przedstawienie modelu psychoterapii kobiet chorujących na anoreksje i bulimię psychiczną(doświadczenia własne)

Abstract

The article is a review of the selected theoretical concepts of eating disorder etiological factors and the authors’ experience in the field of psychotheraphy of women with anorexia and bulimia nervosa. The authors describe various psychological and psychoanalytical concepts, for instance the theory of object relations by R. Spitz, D. Winnicott and H. Bruch’s the theory of development. They indicate the importance of primary mother-child relations in the genesis of eating disorders as well as the process of the child’s separation, his becoming independent and the basis of forming the child’s attitude towards eating. They also show the difficulties during the course of psychotherapy for women with eating disorders.