"Experimental Neurosis" Resulting from Semistarvation in Man

Schiele, Burtrum C.; Brožek, Josef

doi:10.1097/00006842-194801000-00003

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“…These alterations in timing perception as well as the correlated changes in affect may be expressive of some biological consequence of weight reduction. The response of the juvenile-onset obese subject could represent a defensive pattern similar to that adopted by normal-weight subjects experiencing starvation (12,13). The threat of weight reduction might then lead to energy conservation in order to maintain homeostasis.…”

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Time Perception as a Function of Weight Reduction: A Differentiation Based on Age at Onset of Obesity

Grinker

Glucksman²,

Hirsch³

et al. 1973

Psychosomatic Medicine

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Time perception was investigated in severely obese subjects with juvenile-or adult-onset of obesity during a long-term hospitalization for weight reduction as well as in hospitalized and nonhospitalized normal-weight subjects. Time perception was defined by the subjects' judgment of the duration of brief auditory signals. Juvenile-onset obese patients significantly underestimated the one-and three-second standard durations during and following weight loss. Adult-onset obese subjects and normal-weight subjects showed no changes in time perception. These findings are discussed in connection with concomitant findings of depression and reduced energy output among juvenile-onset obese subjects after weight reduction.Francois (1) and Hoagland (2) have suggested that body rhythms are regulated by an internal chemical clock which is sensitive to variations in metabolism. An increased metabolic rate acts to speed up internal time whereas a decreased metabolic rate produces the opposite effect (1, 2, 3). A speeding or a slowing down of the internal clock can be inferred from overestimation or underestimation of the duration of standard stimuli. Subjects with

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Time Perception as a Function of Weight Reduction: A Differentiation Based on Age at Onset of Obesity

Grinker

Glucksman²,

Hirsch³

et al. 1973

Psychosomatic Medicine

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“…Many of the obsessive thoughts reported by anorexics have been found m starved individuals who do not have anorexia, suggesting a physiological origin (Keys, Brozek, Henschel, Mickelsen, & Taylor, 1950;Schiele & Brozek, 1948). These symptoms, however, also tend to be related to issues of power and control, and therefore may be a characterological aspect of the anorexic (Roth & Golloway, 1984).…”

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Psychological Correlates of Anorexic and Bulimic Symptomatology

Rogers

Petrie

2001

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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“…Halliday (27) The effects of starvation upon human personality and behavior have been studied scientifically and reported by Keys and his associates (18,33,55).…”

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Relationships between Physical and Mental Health

Jensen¹

1949

Review of Educational Research

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"Experimental Neurosis" Resulting from Semistarvation in Man

Cited by 81 publications

References 5 publications

Time Perception as a Function of Weight Reduction: A Differentiation Based on Age at Onset of Obesity

Time Perception as a Function of Weight Reduction: A Differentiation Based on Age at Onset of Obesity

Psychological Correlates of Anorexic and Bulimic Symptomatology

Relationships between Physical and Mental Health

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