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Thomas Scheff's "Cognitive and Emotional Conflict in Anorexia" is a fascinating example of what Scheff has described elsewhere (1987) and what Clifford Geertz (1973) (after Gilbert Ryle) has called "thick description." One of the advantages and challenges of this kind of intensive research with a single case or small number of cases is the opportunity to look in detail at a particular aspect of behavior and in that way develop a unique perspective. This kind of inquiry, at a less systematic level, is also closely related to the everyday practice of clinicians trying to understand a patient and carry out a therapeutic regimen.
托马斯·谢夫的《神经性厌食症中的认知与情感冲突》是一个引人入胜的例子，体现了谢夫在其他地方所描述的内容（1987年），以及克利福德·格尔茨（1973年）（继吉尔伯特·赖尔之后）所称的“深度描述”。这种对单个案例或少数案例进行深入研究的优势和挑战之一，是有机会详细审视行为的某个特定方面，并以此形成独特的视角。这种在较低系统层面上的探究，也与临床医生试图理解患者并实施治疗方案的日常实践密切相关。
