Abstract

The purpose of this dissertation was to access the meanings of the bulimic woman's experience of relationships in everyday life, in order to reveal a contextual understanding of this experience. Literature review revealed that the bulimic woman's experience of relationships has been conceptualized in terms of two main paradigms: the dominant paradigm of human psychological growth and development, and the newer, feminist relational paradigm. A critical examination of present theoretical understandings and previous research related to the bulimic woman's experience of relationships, revealed certain deficiencies and limitations in our understanding of this experience.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9224294; ProQuest document ID: 303990815. The author still retains copyright.

Mary Tantillo

Author Details

Mary Tantillo, PhD, PMHCNS-BC

Sigma Membership

Epsilon Xi

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Other

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Bulimic Women, Family Relationships, Eating Disorders

Advisor

Stephen Greenfield

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Adelphi University

Degree Year

1992

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None: Degree-based Submission

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Date of Issue

2019-06-07

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