Mirror, mirror, on the wall: During pandemics, how can self-perception research in people with eating disorders happen at all?

Autor: Zhen An, Isabel Krug, Jade Portingale, David Butler
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Eating Disorders, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2050-2974
DOI: 10.1186/s40337-022-00608-8
Popis: Plain English summary Embodiment illusions involve the temporary experience of owning another person’s body or body parts. These illusions have been studied in people with eating disorders (EDs) as a means for (i) better understanding their self-perception issues (e.g., they tend to see their own appearance as being too big), and (ii) improving these self-perception issues (i.e., does experiencing embodiment reduce distortions involving body size?). ‘Classic’ embodiment illusions typically require participants to simultaneously experience visual, proprioceptive, and tactile sensory stimulation. However, COVID -19 pandemic restrictions have limited research in face-to-face settings which poses a challenge for the classic approach, mainly in relation to tactile input which would usually be provided by a researcher. A ‘tactile-reduced’ approach for eliciting embodiment illusions would, therefore, enable this field of research to continue, which in turn may benefit people with EDs. While several studies in non-clinical populations have demonstrated the effectiveness of a tactile-reduced approach, understanding surrounding this approach in ED populations is lacking. In this review, we offer a prospective set of suggestions regarding how tactile-reduced embodiment may be conducted with ED populations, both in terms of better understanding their (problematic) self-perception, and how such concerns may be improved.
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