Other 'What Works' Topics
Emotional and Mental Health
By Jonathan F. Zaff, Ph.D., Julia Calkins, Lisa J. Bridges, Ph.D., and Nancy Geyelin Margie
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Self-Esteem Perceived Competence Coping Depression Anxiety Eating Disorders ADHD
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Conduct Disorder Drug and Alcohol Abuse Multiple Internalizing and Externalizing Problems        
Emotional & Mental Health

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Eating Disorders
 


- School-based interventions that consist solely of classes that teach girls to understand the harmful consequences of dieting, learn to balance nutrition and exercise, and learn to combat societal pressures to be thin. (They have been shown to increase awareness, but do not alter behavior.)

- At an individual level, altering certain personality constructs associated with the development of eating disorders, such as obsessional tendencies, rigidity, and poor adaptability.

- Individual treatment through psychotherapy, behavior therapy, or family therapy.

- Helping girls with their identity development as they enter adolescence and go through puberty, so that they do not choose physical appearance as a means to construct identity.

-Altering family dynamics so that they are not characterized by overprotectiveness, rigidity, and conflict avoidance.

-School-based prevention programs that consist of both classes and altering the social environment.


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