Distorted body image in bulimic women

Franzen, Ule; Florin, Irmela; Schneider, Silvia; Meier, Meike

doi:10.1016/0022-3999(88)90028-1

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“…Perhaps the fact that they are severely and steadily underweight might explain the lack of differentiation between thinking and feeling how one looks. The higher average body weight (usually combined with weight fluctuations) in the other subgroups (usually showing weight fluctuations) could be one reason why 'mixed' anorectics and BN patients show the assumed dis congruence, as also reported by Franzen et al [14] and Bowden et al [6], The relation between this (dis)congruence and other psychological features certainly war rants further examination, also because it can have impor tant implications for both research and therapy.…”

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Body-Size Estimation in Eating Disorders Using Video Distortion on a Lif e-Size Screen

Probst

Vandereycken

Coppenolle

1997

Psychother Psychosom

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Background: The video-distortion method on a life-size screen is one of the new methods to systematically study the body experience of eating-disordered patients. Methods: Using this method, we have studied body-size estimation in female patients suffering from eating disorders: anorexia nervosa restricting type (n = 87) and mixed type (n = 34); bulimia nervosa (n = 44), and a normal control group (n = 45). Subjects had to estimate a neutral object (neutral response) and their own body size: what they think they really look like (cognitive response); what they feel they look like (affective response), and what they want to look like (optative response). Results: No significant differences were found for the neutral and the cognitive response. Eating-disordered patients clearly did not overestimate their body size. The different subgroups showed interesting differences in the degree of discrepancy between cognitive and affective responses, and in the thinness of their body ideal. Conclusions: Researchers should focus on these elements of body experience, because they are clinically far more relevant than the simple question of over/underestimation.

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Body-Size Estimation in Eating Disorders Using Video Distortion on a Lif e-Size Screen

Probst

Vandereycken

Coppenolle

1997

Psychother Psychosom

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“…No difference between groups Proctor and Morley (1986) AN (24) NC (30) VSE Patients with anorexia nervosa overestimated compared to healthy controls Ruff and Barrios (1986) BN (20) NC (20) VSE Both groups overestimated, but patients with bulimia nervosa more so Whitehouse, Freeman, and Annandale (1986) BN (22) NC (20) Video distortion method Image marking Patients with bulimia nervosa overestimated more than healthy controls using both techniques Collins (1987) AN (25) NC (50) Distorted photograph technique Patients with anorexia nervosa overestimated more than healthy controls Collins et al (1987) AN (78) BN (24) NC (60) Video distortion technique Patients with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa overestimated more than healthy controls, who showed little overestimation Powers, Schulman, Gleghorn, and Prange (1987) BN (55) NC (55) Image marking procedure Distorting photograph technique VSE Patients with bulimia nervosa overestimated compared to healthy controls, who were accurate Franzen, Florin, Schneider, and Meier (1988) BN (15) NC (15) Distorting video Patients with bulimia nervosa overestimated compared to controls Lindholm and Wilson (1988) BN (12) NC (24) Video distortion technique Healthy controls underestimated their size. Hence, patients with bulimia nervosa made larger estimations, but were actually more accurate Manley, Tonkin, and Hammond (1988) AN (25) BN (15) NC …”

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Assessment of body size estimation: a review

Farrell¹,

Lee²,

Shafran³

2005

Eur. Eat. Disorders Rev.

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The overestimation of body size has been suggested to play an important role in the maintenance of anorexia nervosa. It has been assessed in a variety of ways and the aim of this review is to present a comprehensive and critical appraisal of body size estimation in eating disorders. The review starts by classifying the different methods used to assess the estimation of body size, and considers factors that have been shown to influence it. The signal detection approach to body size estimation is examined and the impact of body size estimation on treatment outcome is reviewed. It is concluded that the significance of body size estimation research in the understanding and treatment of eating disorders can only be determined by combining ecologically valid assessment methods with state-of-the-art interventions.

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“…Only two students (7%) desired to be bigger and even then, it was only by tiny amounts (0.5 and 1.0%). A high prevalence of BID despite a low BMI would suggest that some students may suffer from an ED as dissatisfaction with BI, even when underweight or of normal weight, which is characteristic of an ED (Manley et al, 1988;Franzen et al, 1988;Benninghoven et al, 2007;Salues et al, 2009). Over half of the food students (60%) perceived themselves to be bigger than they actually were (by up to 23%).…”

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Body image dissatisfaction among food‐related degree students

Kolka

Abayomi

2012

Nutrition &Amp; Food Science

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Body image dissatisfaction among food-related degree students ABSTRACT PurposeCurrent western society promotes a strong desirability to be thin. The majority of young females are unhappy with their body shape and wish to be thinner. This can lead to many health problems such as addictive exercising, depression and disordered eating.It is also established that certain groups tend to be more prone to body image dissatisfaction (BID) than others. The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a high prevalence of BID and/or disordered eating among students studying a foodrelated degree course. MethodologyStudents were recruited via e-mail. Subjects were weighed, measured and BMI calculated. A software package 'Anamorphic Micro' was used to measure BID and a validated questionnaire 'BITE' assessed for disordered eating. FindingsNutrition students had a low mean BMI of 21.8 kg/m 2 . Despite this, the majority (90%) were dissatisfied with their body; with 83% wishing to be thinner and 60% overestimating their body size. The BITE questionnaire revealed that 30% scored for disordered eating and 10% scored for Bulimia Nervosa. ValueThis paper confirms that students studying food-related degree courses are at greater risk of developing eating disorders.

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Distorted body image in bulimic women

Cited by 18 publications

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Body-Size Estimation in Eating Disorders Using Video Distortion on a Lif e-Size Screen

Body-Size Estimation in Eating Disorders Using Video Distortion on a Lif e-Size Screen

Assessment of body size estimation: a review

Body image dissatisfaction among food‐related degree students

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