Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.

WEIGHT-REDUCTION SPECIALIST

Specialty Definition: WEIGHT-REDUCTION SPECIALIST

DomainDefinition

Occupations

Assists clients in devising and carrying out weight-loss plan, using established dietary programs and positive reinforcement procedures: Interviews client to obtain information on weight development history, eating habits, medical restrictions, and nutritional objectives. Weighs and measures client, using measuring instruments, and enters data on client record. Discusses eating habits with client to identify dispensable food items and to encourage increased consumption of high nutrition, low calorie food items, or selects established diet program which matches client goals and restrictions. Explains program and procedures which should be followed to lose desired amount of weight, and answers client questions. Reviews client food diary at regular intervals to identify eating habits which do not coincide with established or agreed upon dietary program, and reviews weight loss statistics to determine progress. Counsels client to promote established goals and to reinforce positive results. May photograph client during therapy to provide visual record of progress. May conduct aversion therapy, utilizing electric shock, rancid odors, and other physical or visual stimuli to promote negative association with food designated for elimination from diet. May conduct positive conditioning therapy sessions, utilizing physical and visual stimuli to promote positive association with foods designated for increase in diet. May give client weight-loss aids, such as calorie counters, or sell nutritional products to be used in conjunction with diet program. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Top     


Alternative Orthography: WEIGHT-REDUCTION SPECIALIST


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

57 45 49 47 48 54 2D 52 45 44 55 43 54 49 4F 4E      53 50 45 43 49 41 4C 49 53 54

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010111 01000101 01001001 01000111 01001000 01010100 00101101 01010010 01000101 01000100 01010101 01000011 01010100 01001001 01001111 01001110 00100000 01010011 01010000 01000101 01000011 01001001 01000001 01001100 01001001 01010011 01010100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#87 &#69 &#73 &#71 &#72 &#84 &#45 &#82 &#69 &#68 &#85 &#67 &#84 &#73 &#79 &#78 &#32 &#83 &#80 &#69 &#67 &#73 &#65 &#76 &#73 &#83 &#84

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0057 0045 0049 0047 0048 0054 002D 0052 0045 0044 0055 0043 0054 0049 004F 004E      0053 0050 0045 0043 0049 0041 004C 0049 0053 0054

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

57394341425415523938553754434948253503937433546435354

Top     



INDEX

1. Orthography
2. Bibliography


  

Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.