Christmas causes
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Scrooge attitude
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What was wrong with Scrooge —
whose “bah humbug” tried to dim
the Christmas spirit of Tiny Tim and
others in the Charles Dickens tale?
The old miser’s attitude was a lot
like that of som people who have a
Christmas neurosis, says Dr. Lawr
ence Balter, professor of psychology
“Scrooge could be thought of as a
person who is protecting himself,”
Balter said.
“His self-protective device is to
not acknowledge friendly and warm
feelings. By denying his concern for
others and not allowing others to
care about him, he wards off the pos
sibility of being rejected.
“So, having a bitter exterior, he
can keep himself safe from the risk of
being hurt.”
Balter said people in contempor
ary society who have negative reac
tions to the holiday season may have
many reasons other than protecting
themselves, of course.
“These other things tie into a
whole host of different feelings peo
ple have at this time of year, ” he said.
“I would prefer to think of Thank
sgiving through Christmas as the
holiday season.
“And it’s during this time of year
that many people feel particularly
sad. Very often it is because in their
minds there is an ideal that they
themselves are not living up to.
“It’s a time when families are sup
posed to be together and having a
good time and a lot of warmth and
good cheer is supposed to be in
abundance. However, in real life
there re constant sources of friction
and tension and real worries that
can’t possibly live up to that idel fan
tasy.”
Another reason people feel down-
beat or sad around the holidays is
that the season conjures up in their
minds times past.
From the memory bank come
tumbling visions of the holiday
celebrations from childhood —
when, if recollection serves correct
ly, they received a holiday from
school and a lot of attention and gifts.
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JNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Peo-
who try to lose weight during the
idays may be disappointed when
y look at their scales on Jan. 2.
If you’re trying to lose weight be-
:en Christinas and New Year’s
ire probably setting an inrealistic
il,’ said Marian I. Hammond,
istant professor of nutrition at
msylvania State University. “It’s
y difficult to achieve, and you
Teel guilty if you don’t.
Look at the holidays as a time to
intain your weight — not lose it. If
you can maintain it in the face of
increased social pressure and oppor
tunities to eat and drink, you’ve won
a great moral victory.”
Hammond, coordinator of Penn
State’s Nutrition Clinic and Consul
tation Center, said persons on an ex
ercise program can increase their
daily routine to help compensate for
increased caloric intake and that
those who overeat on day can cut
back their food consumption the
next.
She said, in addition, people can
use a variety of strategies in social
situations to help keep their weight
constant.
“If you’re going to a dinner party at
8 p.m., you may want to adjust your
caloric budget by eating less at
breakfast and lunch, she said. “But
it may be wise to have a small snack
of, say, 100 to 150 calories, at your
normal dinner hour so you won’t be
famished by the time yovi arrive. ”
She said it is also important for
weight-conscious persons to prepare
themselves mentally for holiday so
cial gatherings by setting realistic
goals in terms of food consumption,
evaluating the food choices available
and choosing according to plan.
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