https://doi.org/10.52982/lkj139

Abstract. The article represents the question of the relationship between family dynamics and the emergence, development and treatment of eating disorders in adolescents, through the eyes of the psychodynamic and positive approaches in psychotherapy. The main conclusion is that without taking into account the dynamics of family relations, the function of the symptom cannot be understood.

Keywords: anorexia, family, adolescent, Positive Psychotherapy