Attention and Disordered Eating Behavior: II. Disattention to Turbulent Inner Sensations as a Risk Factor in the Development of Anorexia Nervosa
| Autor: | Alfred B. Heilbrun, Alyson L. Worobow |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
| Předmět: |
050103 clinical psychology
Anorexia Nervosa Psychotherapist Adolescent Diet Reducing Personality Inventory Hunger media_common.quotation_subject Emotions 050109 social psychology Developmental psychology medicine Humans Attention 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Risk factor Disordered eating Internal-External Control General Psychology media_common Personal problems digestive oral and skin physiology 05 social sciences Daily stress Feeding Behavior Feeling Anorexia nervosa (differential diagnoses) Thin body Female medicine.symptom Arousal Psychology Dieting |
| Zdroj: | Psychological Reports. 66:467-478 |
| ISSN: | 1558-691X 0033-2941 |
| DOI: | 10.2466/pr0.1990.66.2.467 |
| Popis: | The Slade model for development of anorexia nervosa proposes that the female may seek success and control in her life by pursuing a thin body through dieting when faced with serious personal problems. Extending upon this model, the present program of research has sought to identify those characteristics of women generally at-risk for anorexia nervosa that would make dieting behavior especially successful, permitting the progression from food restraint into food aversion. The present studies considered whether heightened and stress-related inner stimulation could interfere with the at-risk woman's sensitivity to hunger sensations, thereby decreasing her motivation to eat. A series of analyses conducted within two studies indicated: (1) a relationship between elevated daily stress, concern over being overwhelmed by inner feelings, and a loss of discrimination regarding sources of inner feelings, (2) a tendency to narrow attentional focus when overloaded with excessive internal stimulation, and (3) diminished sensitivity to hunger sensations for women generally at-risk for anorexia nervosa given a narrowed attentional focus. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|