Orthorexia. When healthy eating becomes an obsession

by Gary Elliott

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject Psychology - Clinical Psychology, Psychopathology, Prevention, ( Atlantic International University ), language: English, abstract: The term 'Orthorexia' was first coined in 1997 by Dr. Steven Bratman. The combination of the Greek words 'orthos' meaning correct or right and 'orexis' meaning appetite gives the lose definition of correct eating; prior to coining the term Bratman (2007) previously referred...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3656672261
• ISBN13: 9783656672265
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"