remarkable for low Self-directedness, indicating immature individuals with increased risk of personality disorder. Their mothers were distinguished by low Self-directedness indicating an high risk.of personality disorder. The fathers were low in Persistence and Selfdire,ctedness indicating an inert and immature personality.The bulimic family had low Self-directedness as a common denominator observed in all family members. This finding indicates that the pSychopathology of bulimia nervosa combines the tendency to anxious and depressive reactions with low character development. yone of the above temperament and character profiles is pathognomonic of BN. Rather, individual psychopathologies of each family member interact within a unique familial setting generating in susceptible members (daughters) the syndrome of BN.The observation of that both temperament and character have important role in the etiopathogenesis of BN has important treatment ramifications.The TCI was very useful in discriminating between normal controls and bulimic subjects, their parents, and the whole bulimic family.

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