About this course

Learning Objectives

• Diferenciar los conceptos de ejercicio: saludable, patológico el compulsivo.
• Identificar las banderas rojas de los trastornos de la conducta alimentaria- red flags- desde la conducta deportiva
• Aplicar los criterios clínicos de: suspensión y reinicio del ejercicio
• Entender el ejercicio como: un síntoma de un TCA o como una herramienta terapéutica.

Learning Levels

• All Levels

Course Instructor(s)

• Dra. María José Figueroa
• Dra. Juana Poulisis

References

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