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Self-Determination Theory in the ClinicMotivating Physical and Mental Health$
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Self-Determination Theory in the Clinic: Motivating Physical and Mental Health

Kennon Sheldon, Geoffrey Williams, and Thomas Joiner

Print publication date: 2003

Print ISBN-13: 9780300095449

Published to Yale Scholarship Online: October 2013

DOI: 10.12987/yale/9780300095449.001.0001

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Supporting Self-Determination in the Treatment of Anxiety and Eating Disorders

Supporting Self-Determination in the Treatment of Anxiety and Eating Disorders

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(p.142) 9 Supporting Self-Determination in the Treatment of Anxiety and Eating Disorders
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Self-Determination Theory in the Clinic
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Kennon M. Sheldon

Geoffrey Williams

Thomas Joiner

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Yale University Press
DOI:10.12987/yale/9780300095449.003.0009

This chapter discusses anxiety disorders and eating disorders, specifically bulimia nervosa. It covers the effective therapeutic approaches to anxiety disorders, while simultaneously showing these therapies are effective when used in an autonomy-supportive way. This chapter presents a handful of clinical examples that illustrate the self-determination principles and the treatments which require attention to motivational issues, clinical-technical skill, warmth, and sensitivity.

Keywords:   anxiety disorders, eating disorders, bulimia nervosa, therapeutic approaches, clinical examples, self-determination principles, motivational issues

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