| Eating, Sleeping, and Sex: Perspectives in Behavioral Medicine Contributor(s): Stunkard, Albert J. (Editor), Baum, Andrew S. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0805802800 ISBN-13: 9780805802801 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 1989 Annotation: The lack of balance and the failure of regulation in life has traditionally been recognized in such extreme symbolic acts as overconscientiousness or a criminal lack of conscience. This volume shows how the neurotic process affects biologic functions, distorting natural functioning. Three distinct functions and their respective extremes are discussed: eating (obesity, bulimia nervosa), sleeping (insomnia, excessive somnolence), and sex (hypersexuality including child molestation, hyposexuality including inhibited sexual desires). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Neuropsychology - Health & Fitness | Sleep - Medical | Sleep Medicine |
| Dewey: 616.852 |
| LCCN: 88024611 |
| Lexile Measure: 1380 |
| Series: Communication Textbook |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.3" W x 9.2" (1.33 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The lack of balance and the failure of regulation in life has traditionally been recognized in such extreme symbolic acts as overconscientiousness or a criminal lack of conscience. This volume shows how the neurotic process affects biologic functions, distorting natural functioning. Three distinct functions and their respective extremes are discussed: eating (obesity, bulimia nervosa), sleeping (insomnia, excessive somnolence), and sex (hypersexuality including child molestation, hyposexuality including inhibited sexual desires). |