Cognitive rehearsal in the treatment of obesity: A comparison against cue avoidance and social pressure

The effects of a cognitive (cognitive rehearsal) in the treatment of obesity were evaluated in a 16-week weight reduction programme by comparison against two other treatments, cue avoidance, and social pressure. Fifty-three obese females, categorised (on the basis of their weight loss after 3 weeks...

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Published in:Addictive behaviors 1986, Vol.11 (3), p.225-237
Main Author: Bennett, Gerald A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Behavior Therapy - methods
Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Body Weight
Cognition
Cues
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Medical sciences
Motivation
Obesity - therapy
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social Conformity
Treatments
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Summary:The effects of a cognitive (cognitive rehearsal) in the treatment of obesity were evaluated in a 16-week weight reduction programme by comparison against two other treatments, cue avoidance, and social pressure. Fifty-three obese females, categorised (on the basis of their weight loss after 3 weeks of dieting) as either high losers or low losers, were randomly assigned to one of these three treatments. Posttreatment weight losses were significantly greater for high losers than low losers, and for subjects in cue avoidance than those in social pressure. Those in cue avoidance went over their diet less often than others, and reported greater changes in eating habits, and in the cognitive domain. Neither subject type nor treatment type has a significant effect on weight change during the follow-up year. High losers adhered to the diet more initially, but also, throughout treatment, lost more weight for the same degree of dietary adherence. Behavioural and physiological characteristics underlying this important dimension of individual differences were discussed.
ISSN:0306-4603
1873-6327
DOI:10.1016/0306-4603(86)90051-1