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The truth about exercise addiction : understanding the dark side of thinspiration /

Exercise addiction is often overlooked as a disorder because sufferers are seemingly engaged in a healthy behavior. But an obsession with working out insidiously interferes with emotional stability, social functioning, productivity at work-and it comes with serious physical health consequences. This...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schreiber, Katherine, 1988-
Otros Autores: Hausenblas, Heather A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • What it is : defining exercise addiction
  • What it looks like : the signs and symptoms of exercise addiction
  • Who coined it? : a brief history of exercise addiction
  • How it begins : the origins of exercise addiction
  • What it does : the short- and long-term health risks of exercise addiction
  • Why it happens : thinspiration's dark side
  • What it feels like : exercise addicts' true stories
  • What to do about it : treatment
  • How to approach someone with a problem
  • Frequently asked questions
  • Appendix A: How to get help : where to go, what to read, and to whom to reach out
  • Appendix B: Common exercise addiction measures.