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Albert Bandura's highly anticipated examination of his vastly influential work on self-efficacy is now available. The result of over 20 years of research by this renowned psychologist, the book articulates comprehensively Bandura's theory that believing one can achieve what one sets out to do results in a healthier, more effective, and generally more successful life.

Temperament and Eating Characteristics: General Measures and Interrelationships provides a comprehensive description of the various ways people eat, and how these individual eating styles relate to personality. Dr. Mehrabian introduces a new approach to the study of eating and presents innovative measures of eating and personal temperament. Based on large samples from normal populations, the research calls attention to the complex interrelationship between aspects of the personality and eating. General measures of temperament provide a basis for comparing the results of this important effort with past research on arousal, temperament, and emotions.

Abstract: The current state of knowledge on obesity is reviewed in a text written for clinicians who care for the obese. The first part of the text considers basic research on the etiological mechanisms of obesity. Topics include feeding and weight regulations; genetics and body weight; fat cells and body weight; acquired behaviors regulating food intake and energy output; set-points controlling body weight; and pharmacological and psychological aspects of eating and obesity. Part 2 explores these treatment methods: dietary management, drug therapy, behavior modification, physical activity, self-help groups, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy and surgery for massive obesity. Three final chapters discuss obesity in childhood and pregnancy and the social consequences of obesity.