METHODS OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOTHERAPY IN THE FORMATION AND CORRECTION OF EATING HABITS IN ADOLESCENTS

Popova Julia Ivanovna, Petkov Valery Anatolyevich, Demchenko Natalia Yurievna, Bulakh Ksenia Vladimirovna, Fomenko Elena Nikolaevna

The article reveals the possibility of using methods of cognitive behavioral psychotherapy in the formation and correction of eating habits in adolescents. The study identified and tested the following methods of cognitive behavioral psychotherapy in the formation and correction of eating habits: identification of maladaptive eating habits and their cognitive behavioral basis; assessment and analysis of maladaptivity of identified thoughts, feelings and attitudes; correction of maladaptive thoughts and attitudes related to eating behavior; behavioral consolidation of adaptive thoughts and attitudes related to eating behavior. These methods, taking into account age specifics, were used in the author's program for the formation and correction of healthy eating behavior. Specific psychotherapeutic techniques have been identified that are most effective in forming and reinforcing adaptive eating habits in adolescents, taking into account different levels of self-regulation and awareness. The presented materials allow us to evaluate the effectiveness of using methods of cognitive behavioral psychotherapy as tools for the activities of specialists in nutrition and psychology of eating behavior. The results of the study expand scientific understanding of the possibility of using psychotherapy methods in the formation and correction of eating habits in adolescents.

Keywords:eating behavior, eating habits, nutritionology, correction of eating behavior, cognitive behavioral psychotherapy, methods and techniques of cognitive behavioral psychotherapy