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The psychoanalytic model of obesity continues to be controversial among research-oriented theorists. Although empirical tests of the psychoanalytic model initially yielded many failures to support the role of affect in overeating, recent experimental data confirm the centrality of this dynamic. This article presents evidence supporting the psychodynamic model of obesity and discusses some developmental implications for these data.