According to the cognitive-behavioral therapy model in eating disorders (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder), the main psychopathology of the clients is at the center of the persistence of the disorder: their dysfunctional schemas in self-evaluation.
The client's control over eating is at the center of his life. and has been overestimated. This situation caused the client to over-evaluate their shape and weight, and to evaluate their self-esteem only with their shape, weight and their ability to control them. Strict and excessive dietary pressure can lead to binge eating attacks. Therefore, basic “dysfunctional schemas in self-evaluation” are central to most clients' treatment goals and are one of the main goals of treatment outcome. For this reason, among the therapy goals are that clients begin to enter other areas of their lives and realize these areas in their self-assessment and make them more important.
Recognizing other important areas in the client's life; It enables him to concentrate on these channels by enabling him to discover his interests, social activities and talents in different subjects. Thus, the client gets rid of the intense diet, exercise, shape and weight concerns brought about by the psychopathology of the eating disorder and adapts to a healthy lifestyle more easily.
Although eating disorders are common in the society, the treatment point is still unknown. The first step in the treatment of eating disorders is the application of a multidisciplinary treatment approach specialized in eating disorders. It is important for the client not to hesitate to seek help from health professionals when professional support is required, in order to maintain the general health of the client.
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