![]() Psychologists point to the existent deficits in nonverbal and emotional communication in obese children and their mothers. For instance, prematurely born children with very low birth weight, or children with genetic disorders often send weak signals that are difficult to differentiate and are often mutually exclusive. She can be unable to differentiate between the child’s emotional expressions and biological needs. It can be difficult for the mother of an obese child to give meaning to the child’s behaviour. Obesity in children can be seen as an effect of a troubled mother-child relationship. In terms of the onset and maintenance of obesity from a psychoanalytical approach, psychologists concentrate on the role of the compulsive consumption of food in the context of child development. What is particularly emphasized, is the emotional relationship between the mother and the child, as well as the relationship of the child with their parents. The psychological mechanisms behind the onset and maintenance of obesity are the object of inquiry in scientific studies for psychologists with different theoretical backgrounds. In other words, it does not involve all obese children and their families. The problems of “the families and the children” discussed in this article involve the group receiving obesity treatment. It is viewed as such, since the help of specialists (doctors, dieticians, psychologists) was sought by these people. The empirical and clinical data presented in this article comes from observation and examination of children and their families, for whom obesity is considered to be a problem. ![]() Based on scientific studies and the data gathered from clinical practice, psychologists describe the specifics of the psychological difficulties of these obese people. It is commonly accepted that such behaviour (the compulsive consumption of food), as well as somatic functioning (excessive body weight) are signs of difficulties in a person’s psychological functioning. ![]() In the case of obesity, the problems are inappropriate (excessive) eating and inappropriate (excessive) body mass. Thinking about obesity as a disorder comes from the existence of certain objective anomalies. ![]() People who are obese are sent to psychologists as a result of their emotional difficulties, lack of success in social functioning, and health problems. In a situation when the patient is a child, it is the child’s parents who seek specialist help due to the difficulties that the child has exhibited. Obesity becomes a clinical problem when it negatively influences the quality of the person’s psychological, interpersonal, and somatic functioning. Clinical psychologists view obesity as a disorder due to the scale of the problem for the person that is affected. ![]()
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