Body image assessment using body size estimation in recent studies on anorexia nervosa. A brief review.

2001 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 215-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Skrzypek ◽  
P. M. Wehmeier ◽  
H. Remschmidt
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Size Estimation ◽  
Body Size Estimation ◽  
Image Assessment

Body-Size Estimation in Anorexia Nervosa

1995 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrico Molinari
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Body Size ◽  
The Body ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Size Estimation ◽  
Image Perception ◽  
Pelvic Area ◽  
Body Size Estimation ◽  
Different Parts

The aim was to explore the body-image perception of a group of 20 hospitalised anorexic patients, aged 18 to 21 years, undergoing a period of treatment. The instrument used was the Askevold nonverbal perception test as modified by Allamani and colleagues in 1978 to assess perception of the dimensions of different parts of the body by exploiting the capacity to project them into space. The four parts were the head, the thoracic area, the abdominal area, and the pelvic area. Analysis of responses indicated that anorexic patients overestimated the abdominal and the pelvic areas much more than the 20 members of the control group (50% vs 30%). The areas of the head and thorax were perceived almost in their real dimensions by the anorexic patients but were underestimated by the control group.

Körperbild bei Magersucht - Wahrnehmung ist nicht gestört

2018 ◽  
Vol 68 (02) ◽  
pp. 54-54
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Size Estimation ◽  
Affektive Störung ◽  
Body Size Estimation

Mölbert SC et al. Assessing body image in anorexia nervosa using biometric self-avatars in virtual reality: Attitudinal components rather than visual body size estimation are distorted. Psychol Med 2017 Jul 26; 1–12 Ein gestörtes Körperbild ist ein Schlüsselsymptom bei Magersucht. Haben Magersüchtige eine verzerrte Wahrnehmung? Oder liegt hier eine affektive Störung vor? Eine Tübinger Arbeitsgruppe hat sich das Phänomen genauer angeschaut.

Body Image in Anorexia Nervosa: Body Size Estimation Utilising a Biological Motion Task and Eyetracking

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Phillipou ◽  
Susan Lee Rossell ◽  
Caroline Gurvich ◽  
David Jonathan Castle ◽  
Nikolaus Friedrich Troje ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Biological Motion ◽  
Size Estimation ◽  
Body Size Estimation

Body Image Disturbance in Anorexia Nervosa: Beyond Body Image*

1989 ◽  
Vol 34 (9) ◽  
pp. 898-905 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aïda Warah
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Cognitive Disorder ◽  
Body Image Disturbance ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Size Estimation ◽  
Image Perception ◽  
Body Image Perception ◽  
Body Size Estimation

In this paper the literature on body image disturbance in anorexic patients is reviewed. After a decade of experimental investigation of body image in anorexia nervosa, where old and new techniques have been used and where a large number of correlations have been identified, what do we really know? The findings have been conflicting but some regularities exist. It is hypothesized that the conflicting results may be related to the presence of different subgroups among anorexics and different types of body image disturbance. Body size estimation is only one dimension of body image perception. likewise, body size overestimation is only one aspect of body image perception. Likewise, body size over-estimation is only one aspect of body image disturbance. Some, but not all anorexics, overestimate their body size, and those who do, seem to have poor prognosis. Body size overestimation is not confined to anorexics. It is not known whether it is a function of a general perceptual/cognitive disorder, but it does seem to be stable over time. The implications of the presence of other psychiatric conditions in anorexic patients are discussed and suggestions for future research and for practice are made.

A Psychophysiologically Controlled Exposure Treatment of Severe Body Image Distortion in Eating Disorders

1996 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pau Pérez Sales ◽  
Rosa Calvo Sagardoy ◽  
Teresa Ferrer Gila
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Size Estimation ◽  
Exposure Treatment ◽  
Body Image Disorders ◽  
Controlled Exposure ◽  
Body Size Estimation ◽  
Image Problems

Although body image problems are a major prognostic factor in the course of eating disorders, its treatment has received little attention in the research literature. We present two psychophysiologically controlled cases of intensive exposure treatment with conflicting outcomes. Pre-post treatment assessments included measurements of body size estimation, body related avoidant attitudes and body dissatisfaction. In case 1, although dissatisfaction and avoidant attitudes decreased, body size overestimation remained basically unchanged. Case 2 did not improve. Psychophysiological recordings showed a covert avoidance of treatment stimuli. We discuss the pros and the cons of the treatment, and the implications for the use of exposure therapy in body image disorders.

‘Demand Characteristics' in Body-Size Estimation in Anorexia Nervosa

1986 ◽  
Vol 149 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Proctor ◽  
Stephen Morley
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Size Estimation ◽  
Demand Characteristics ◽  
Subsequent Trial ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Body Size Estimation ◽  
Normal Controls

We asked 24 patients with anorexia nervosa and 30 normal controls to estimate their body-size several times, each time using different instructions. The degree of over-estimation was found to vary predictably with the wording of the instructions. Informing the subject that she had made an error without specifying the direction of the error resulted in reduced over-estimation on a subsequent trial, for both anorexics and controls. ‘Internally directed’ instructions were associated with a greater degree of over-estimation than ‘external’ instructions in both groups, but particularly in anorexic subjects. Our results indicate the necessity of controlling the ‘demand characteristics' of such experiments.

scholarly journals Body size estimation in women with anorexia nervosa and healthy controls using 3D avatars

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katri K. Cornelissen ◽  
Kristofor McCarty ◽  
Piers L. Cornelissen ◽  
Martin J. Tovée
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Size Estimation ◽  
Body Size Estimation
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