Unveiling the Mysterious Relationship between Temperament and Eating Disorders

Runyan, Buck

Friday, March 23, 2012: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

Blue Topaz (The Charleston Marriott)

The Taylor Johnson Temperament Analysis and The Keirsey Temperament Character Intelligence exams have proven instrumental at identifying the temperament and character of individuals afflicted with Eating Disorders. Using these exams allows the strategic adaptation of therapeutic interventions and increases a patient’s awareness of personal strengths and vulnerabilities affecting their condition.

1. Introduction to the

A. The Taylor Johnson Temperament Analysis (TJTA)

B. The Keirsey Temperament Character Intelligence exam

2. Attendees will self administer the:

A. The Keirsey Temperament Character Intelligence exam

3. With an accumulated research database of nearly 300 diverse clients, graphs highlighting the common profiles for the diagnosis of Anorexia Binge type, Anorexia Purge type, and Bulimia, specifying gender and age, along with individual case studies will be reviewed.

4. Review how to use individual results of these exams in the education and counseling of individuals and family members.

5. Education on how to develop a treatment plan strategicly adaptated for appropriate therapeutic interventions and applicable CBT/DBT skills training.

The Taylor Johnson Temperament Analysis (TJTA) and The Keirsey Temperament Character Intelligence exams have proven to be instrumental at identifying the temperament and character of individuals afflicted with Anorexia Nervosa Purge Type, Anorexia Restrictive Type, and Bulimia Nervosa. Using these exams in the education and counseling of individuals and family members, allows the strategic adaptation of therapeutic interventions and applicable CBT/DBT skills training. The benefit to the psychotherapeutic process is in the provision of an increased awareness of the patient’s strengths and vulnerabilities affecting their condition.

This presentation exposes attendees to the use of the TJTA and Keirsey exams for outpatient and inpatient treatment settings. With an accumulated research database of nearly 300 diverse clients, graphs highlighting the common profiles for the diagnosis of Anorexia Binge type, Anorexia Purge type, and Bulimia, specifying gender and age, along with individual case studies will be reviewed. These profiles are helpful to determine individual, family, and group treatment strategies based on the unique traits of an individual and their family.

The goal of this presentation is to inform treatment professionals of the common temperament traits of individuals with Eating Disorders. This knowledge may then allow for a developmental process of psychotherapeutic interventions that can facilitate a decrease in fear and shame, as well as eliminate many unnecessary conflicts that are common in treatment between a patient and their family. When each treatment participant has a support system that understands their temperament and personality, is educated well and effectively trained, their confidence for success improves significantly.

Primary Presenter:

Buck Runyan, MS, LMFT, LPC, CEDS

Buck Runyan is the Chief Operations Officer at the Center for Discovery. As COO he oversees Discovery’s four residential eating disorder treatment facilities. Buck has an extensive background treating eating disorders and other compulsive behaviors. Previously, he held positions as the founding Program Director of the Remuda Ranch Adolescent Center for Eating Disorders and Program Administrator for San Bernardino Mental Health Court Pegasus Program. Buck is also the California Chapter President of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals California. Buck was formally educated at California Baptist University completing a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology degree in 1992

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