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by Lawrence Rubin and Michael Brody
Lawrence Rubin, psychologist and counseling professor, is co-author with psychiatrist Mike Brody of Messages: Self Help Through Popular Culture. See full bio
June 26, 2009, Sport and Competition

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Professional Competitive Eating: Socially Sanctioned Bulimia?!

By Lawrence Rubin, Ph.D. on June 26, 2009 in Popular Culture Meets Psychology

Is consumption of mass quantities of food under the pressure of time in front of thousands of screaming fans socially sanctioned bulimia, a connection to our agrarian roots, social reversal ritual, or oral masochism gone wild? Read More

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