Assessment of cognitive variables relevant to cognitive behavioral perspectives on anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa

Mizes, J. Scott; Christiano, Beth

doi:10.1016/0005-7967(94)e0032-e

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“…Also, this measure of ED cognitions is the only one that has had extensive validation of its psychometric properties (Mizes & Christiano, 1995). In a large clinical population, high…”

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Psychological Flexibility and Eating Disorder Spectrum Problems

Wendell

2012

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Problematic levels of eating disorder (ED) spectrum problems are becoming increasingly pervasive on college campuses, especially among female college students. Research suggests that ED cognitions and a lack of body image acceptance are linked to diminished psychological flexibility (PF), which is linked to ED and other negative health symptoms. Two hundred thirtysix undergraduates completed an online survey, and mediation analyses were conducted. PF fully mediated the relation between ED cognitions and non-specific psychiatric symptoms and partially mediated the link between ED cognitions and ED symptoms. PF also partially mediated the link between body image acceptance and non-specific psychiatric symptoms, but not the relation between body image acceptance and ED symptoms. Findings suggest that clinical symptoms and one's coping style are both important factors to take into consideration in case conceptualization and treatment, and suggest that therapies such as ACT that target PF may be beneficial in treating ED spectrum problems.

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“…Also, this measure of ED cognitions is the only one that has had extensive validation of its psychometric properties (Mizes & Christiano, 1995). In a large clinical population, high…”

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confidence: 99%

Psychological Flexibility and Eating Disorder Spectrum Problems

Wendell

2012

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“…Research on bulimia, influenced by the "cognitive revolution" in clinical psychology, increasingly has focused on (a) the role of cognitive factors in the development and maintenance of bulimic symptoms and (b) the development of effective cognitive-behavioral treatments for these symptoms (e.g., Cooper, 1997;Mizes & Christiano, 1995;Williamson, Muller, Reas, & Thaw, 1999). Treatment research, however, has tended to overrun the foundational knowledge coming from the basic etiological research.…”

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Modeling individual differences in perceptual and attentional processes related to bulimic symptoms.

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Journal of Abnormal Psychology

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Attentional and perceptual differences between women with high and low levels of bulimic symptoms were studied with techniques adapted from cognitive science. Stimuli were pictures of young women varying in body size and facial affect. A multidimensional scaling analysis showed that the highsymptom women were significantly more attentive to information about body size and significantly less attentive to information about affect. In prototype classification tasks, the high-symptom women used significantly more information about body size and significantly less information about affect. There were strong associations between individual differences in attention in the similarity task and decision making in the classification tasks. The study shows the potential utility of cognitive science methods for the study of cognitive factors in psychopathology.Bulimia nervosa is a serious behavioral health problem characterized by frequent bouts of uncontrollable binge eating, excessive reliance on compensatory weight-control strategies (e.g., vomiting, laxative use, intensive exercise), and an overemphasis on one's body shape and weight in self-evaluations. Research on bulimia, influenced by the "cognitive revolution" in clinical psychology, increasingly has focused on (a) the role of cognitive factors in the development and maintenance of bulimic symptoms and (b) the development of effective cognitive-behavioral treatments for these symptoms (e.g

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“…Although research has supported the reliability and validity of the BCDS and MAC (Schulman et al, 1986;Mizes & Christiano, 1995), no studies have compared results from self-report questionnaires with data gathered through in vivo cognitive assessment. The BCDS and the MAC are subject to the same criticisms of most self-report measures, including reactivity to environmental influences (e.g., demand characteristics, social desirability) and susceptibility to inaccuracies due to poor recall or post hoc rationalizations (Turk & Kerns, 1985).…”

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“…Several instruments have been developed to assess dysfunctional beliefs and cognitions in people with eating disorders (see Mizes & Christiano, 1995, for a review of these instruments). The present study examined further the validity of two of these questionnaires, the Bulimic Cognitive Distortions Scale (BCDS; Schulman, Kinder, Powers, Prange, & Gleghorn, 1986) and the Mizes Anorectic Cognitions Questionnaire (MAC; Mizes & Klesges, 1989).…”

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confidence: 99%