Joel Kevin Thompson
Professor
Contact
Office: BEH 315
Phone: 813/974-0367
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Teaching
Ph.D. Area: Clinical
Research
Body image, eating disorders, and obesity.
Specialty Area
Clinical
Current Courses
Books
Thompson, J.K. (Ed.) (1996). Body image, eating disorders, and obesity: An integrative guide for assessment and treatment. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Thompson, J. K., Heinberg, L. J., Altabe, M. N., & Tantleff-Dunn, S. (1999) Exacting beauty: Theory, assessment and treatment of body image disturbance. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Thompson, J. K., & Smolak, L. (Eds.) (2001). Body image, eating disorders, and obesity in youth: Assessment, treatment and prevention. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association
Thompson, J. K. (Ed.) (in press). Handbook of eating disorders and obesity. New York: Wiley.
Chapters:
Thompson, J.K. (1996). Assessing body image disturbance: Measures, methodology and implementation. In J. K.Thompson (Ed.), Body image, eating disorders and obesity: An integrative guide for assessment and treatment (pp. 49-81). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Thompson, J. K. (1996). Body image, eating disorders, and obesity: An emerging synthesis. In J. K. Thompson (Ed.), Body image, eating disorders and obesity: An integrative guide for assessment and treatment (pp. 1-20). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Thompson, J. K., Heinberg, L. J., & Clarke, Alicia (1996). Treatment of body image disturbance in eating disorders. In J. K. Thompson (Ed.), Body image, eating disorders and obesity: An integrative guide for assessment and treatment (pp. 303-319). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association Books.
Thompson, J. K., & Smolak, L. (2001). Body image, eating disorders, and obesity in youth: The future is now. In J. K. Thompson & L. Smolak (Eds.), Body image, eating disorders, and obesity in youth: Assessment, treatment and prevention (pps.1-18). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Heinberg, L. J., Thompson, J.K., & Matzon, J. L. (2001). Body image dissatisfaction as a motivator for healthy lifestyle change: Is some distress beneficial? In R. H. Striegel-Moore & L. Smolak (Eds.), Eating disorders: Innovative directions for research and practice (pps. 215-232). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Thompson, J. K. & Gardner, R. (2002). Measuring perceptual body image in adolescents and adults. In T. F. Cash &T. Pruzinsky (Eds.), Body images: A handbook of theory, research and clinical practice (pps. 135-141). New York: Guilford.
Thompson, J. K., & van den Berg, P. (2002). Measuring body image attitudes among adolescents and adults. In T. F. Cash & T. Pruzinsky (Eds.), Body images: A handbook of theory, research and clinical practice (pps. 142-153). New York: Guilford.
Sarwer, D. & Thompson, J. K. (2002). Obesity and body image disturbance.. In T. A. Wadden & A.J. Stunkard (Ed), Handbook of obesity treatment (pps. 447-464).. New York: Guilford.
Gilbert, S., & Thompson, J. K. (in press). Body shame in childhood and adolescence: Relation to eating disturbance and overall psychological functioning. In P. Gilbert (Ed.), Body shame. London. Routledge.
Faith, M., & Thompson, J. K. (in press). Obesity. In L. Cohen & F. Collins (Eds.), Treatment of clinical problems in applied settings. New York: Sage.
Gilbert, S., Keery, H., & Thompson, J. K. (in press). Media influences on women and girls. In E. Cole & J. H. Daniel (Eds.), Media, women and girls: Implications for feminist psychology. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Hendricks, P., & Thompson, J. K. (in press). Eating disorders. In I. B. Weiner (Ed.), Adult psychopathology case studies. New York: Wiley.
Thompson, J. K., & Kinder, B. (in press). Eating disorders. In M. Hersen & S. Turner (Eds.), Handbook of adult psychopathology (4th ed.). New York: Plenum.