title: Living with overweight.
abstract: Aided by nurses using the belief clarification approach to intervention, a group of 20 females participated in eight structured sessions that addressed their beliefs and attitudes about being overweight. One participant redefined her negative experience into a more positive and realistic one that included recognizing additional sources of stress that contributed to low self-esteem and negative body image. The overweight experience is discussed in terms of unrealistic expectations of dieting and weight loss.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Boyd
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D009765:Obesity / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012928:Social Desirability; D013240:Stereotyping