Author/Editor		Čibej-Žagar, Barbara
Title		Psihosocialni vidik motenj hranjenja
Translated title		Psycho social aspect of eating disorders
Type		članek
Source		Farm Vestn
Vol. and No.		Letnik 53, št. 4
Publication year		2002
Volume		str. 395-400
Language		slo
Abstract		Food and eating are not only important for a survival, but are in a subtle way included in an individual ' psychological world and social component of his/her life. When food becomes the major instrument for resolving individual stress, eating becomes the stress itself instead the remedy. The vicious circle of eating disorders is therefore closed and it is difficult for an individual to find the way out without the professional help. Factors influencing the development of eating disorders are numerous and intertwined. This aspect is especially important in the therapy of persons with eating disorders. Most important factors are: social norms and pressures on body appearance, the family in which individual lives or he/she used to live, his/her stress coping strategies and predispositions relating to high vulnerability for development of eating disorders. Eating disorders can be defined as "women problem", as women develop exactly this form of pathology more frequently than men.
Summary		Hrana in hranjenje nista pomembna samo kot vir preživetja, temveč sta na subtilen način močno vpeta tudi v posameznikov psihični svet in socialno komponento njegovega življenja. Ko hrana postane pravladujoče sredstvo za razreševanje posameznikove stiske, se hranjenje samo za sebe spremeni v stisko, namesto, da bi jo odpravljalo. Posameznik se tako znajde v začaranem krogu motenj hranjenja, iz katerega težko najde izhod brez ustrezne strokovne pomoči. Dejavniki, ki vplivajo na razvoj motenj hranjenja so številni in med seboj prepleteni, kar je še posebno pomembno upoštevati pri zdravljenju oseb z motnjami hranjenja. Med zelo pomembne dejavnike prav gotovo sodijo družbene norme in zahteve glede telesnega videza, družina v kateri živi oz. je odraščal posameznik, njegova opremljenost za spoprijemenje s stiskami ter predispozicije v smislu večje dovzetnosti za razvoja motenj hranjenja. Motnje hranjenja lahko označimo kot "ženski problem", saj ženske veliko pogosteje kot moški najdejo izhod ravno v tej obliki patologije.
Descriptors		EATING DISORDERS SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS