Relation between weight and changes in social competence of two obese adolescents during a behavioral clinical intervention. / Relação entre mudanças de peso e competência social em dois adolescentes obesos durante intervenção clínica comportamental.

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2001

RESUMO

This research evaluated the relationship between changes in social competence and weight loss in two obese adolescents. Both cases were treated with individual behavioral therapy and the results were presented as a case report. The clients were evaluated by changes obtained on different scales and inventories, as well as by the analysis of behavioral categories created by the therapist. In this analysis, both clients were observed to improve in terms of social competence. One of the clients demonstrated a significant inverse correlation between improvement of social competence and weight loss during treatment (16 sessions) and lost weight. The other client required longer treatment (40 sessions), but also demonstrated at the end of intervention, the same tendency of results. Based on this evaluation, it was postulated that behavioral therapy targeted to issues of social competence should be an integral part of treatment for weight loss, and should be combined with other therapeutic modalities.

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habilidades sociais terapia comportamental obesity adolescentes obesidade adolescent behavior therapy estudo de caso social skills case study

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