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The Psychology of Obesity


Total Credits: 1 including 1 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s)

Average Rating:
   297
State Associations:
IOMA - Iowa
Faculty:
Sara Schwatken, PhD, LP, HSPP
Duration:
54 Minutes
Expiration:
Never expires.


Description

The Psychology of Obesity:

  • Describe the connection among weight stigma, weight cycling, and health outcomes
  • Differentiate between psychological factors that do and don’t contribute to one’s weight
  • Identify two factors that contribute to binge eating and explain a primary intervention to reducing binge eating
  • Explain the five tenets of Health at Every Size

**This speaker does not have any financial disclosures**

The Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians and designates this program for a maximum of 1 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician's participation in this activity.

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Dr. Sara Schwatken is a licensed psychologist practicing in Fort Dodge, IA. Dr. Schwatken has extensive training in the field of eating disorders and specializes in eating disorder treatment, with a focus on binge eating disorder and atypical anorexia. Dr. Schwatken has also submitted her application for board certification with the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals and hopes to receive her Certified Eating Disorder Specialist designation in the coming weeks. Dr. Schwatken has served on the board of the Eating Disorder Coalition of Iowa since 2020 and is proud to be finishing her year as board president as part of EDCI’s presidential triad. During her time as president, Dr. Schwatken oversaw the reorganization of the non-profit, allowing for the organization to have greater reach to Iowans than ever before. She is also spearheading a new Healthcare Training Initiative to reduce weight stigma and encourage a weight-neutral approach to healthcare for physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals. In her free time, Dr. Schwatken enjoys cooking and experiencing the rollercoaster of emotions in being an Iowa State athletics fan.


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