Encontro com o corpo : um programa de intervenção psicologica para o atendimento de pessoas com excesso de peso

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

1995

RESUMO

This study refers to the evaliation of a psychological intervention program elabored to people with excess weight problems. Objectives: to aid on the self-image changing, the decrease of anxiety and the reducing weight processo Methodolog) :it was applied a qualitative pattem of research, adopting as methodology the Study of Case and the Action-Research, through a variety of techniques, among J them the major was the Focus Group. The research was appied in a health and care public center, in Campinas city and had the participation of ten women, around 21 and I 68 years old who were in a hypocalonc diet. I Procedure: The program With the duration of 6 months had 12 weekly meetings and a follow-up penod. lt has developed in 4 stages, having as a leading wire the discussion on weight problem themes. Results: all women improve their self-esteem and socialization, reached a better body awareness, as well as a more realistic image of themselves, decreasead their anxiety grade and 80% of them lost weight. Conclusions: the psychological elaboration is fundamental to the people who are in a weight reducing process, because it provides them not only a better conscientiousness about the causes of overweight but also wip give them the support to the bio-psychosocial changes that come with the Iose of weight. People with excess weight problems have shown Iow knowledge about their own body and once it is redeemed it becomes a I way to acceptation of the own body and to the liberation of llldden emotion. The group techniques demonstrate to be extremely favorable to the adhesion to the diet and to the compreension ofthe problem. The decrease ofthe weight was followed by the decrease of the anxiety, and this fact must have a special attention in this kind of intervention. The Body s Meeting has given to this women the possibility to Imow themseIves and become stronger as people, being possibIe to see more satisfatory growth ways

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imagem corporal psicoterapia de grupo obesidade

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