The truth about exercise addiction : understanding the dark side of thinspiration / Katherine Schreiber and Heather A. Hausenblas.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781442233294 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 144223329X (cloth : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: viii, 239 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-236) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Exercise addiction. Eating disorders. Behavior, Addictive > Popular Works. Exercise > Popular Works. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | RC 569.5 .E94 S37 2015 | 30775305501182 | General Collection | Available | - |
Author Notes
The Truth about Exercise Addiction : Understanding the Dark Side of Thinspiration
Katherine Schreiber is arecovering exercise addict and writer whose work has been published in Psychology Today, where she previously worked as an editor, TIME Healthland, Weight Watchers Magazine, on Greatist.com, and on Psychcentral.com. She has also appeared on ABC Nightline, currently lives in New York City, and is working on her second book about female sexuality and double lives. Heather A. Hausenblas, PhD, is an internationally renowned physical activity and healthy aging expert, researcher, and author. Her research focuses on the psychological effects of health behaviors across the lifespan. Hausenblas is the coauthor of 5 scientific books, and she has published more than 90 scientific journal articles. She has conducted more than 200 national and international scientific presentations. She has also received several research awards and grants. She was a faculty member and director of the Exercise Psychology Lab at the University of Florida from 1998 to 2012. She is currently an associate professor at Jacksonville University in the College of Health Sciences.