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Eli, Karin. "Striving for liminality: Eating disorders and social suffering." Transcultural Psychiatry 55, no. 4 (May 14, 2018): 475–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1363461518757799.
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In this article, I argue that eating disorders constitute a form of social suffering, in which sufferers embody liminality as a response to, and a reflection of, oppressive sociality, structural violence, and institutional constraints. Based on the illness narratives of people with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and their subclinical variants in Israel, the analysis draws the experiential, the social, and the structural into critical focus. These narratives, which delineate lived experiences of self-starving, bingeing, and purging, and the attendant viscerality of hunger, fullness, and emptiness, reveal how participants developed an embodied drawing inward and away, being at once within and without society for extended periods of time, through eating disordered practices. This liminal positioning, I argue, was a mode through which participants cultivated alternative (if temporary) personal spaces, negotiated identities, and anesthetized pain: processes many deemed essential to survival. Embedding the participants’ narratives of eating disordered experiences within familial, societal, and political-economic forces that shaped their individual lives, I examine the participants’ striving for liminality as at once intimately embodied and structurally mapped. The analysis suggests that policy initiatives for eating disorder prevention must address the social suffering that eating disorders manifest: suffering caused by structures and institutions that reinforce social inequality, violence, and injustice.
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NYHOLM, SVEN, and ELIZABETH O’NEILL. "Deep Brain Stimulation, Continuity over Time, and the True Self." Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 25, no. 4 (September 16, 2016): 647–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0963180116000372.
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Abstract:One of the topics that often comes up in ethical discussions of deep brain stimulation (DBS) is the question of what impact DBS has, or might have, on the patient’s self. This is often understood as a question of whether DBS poses a threat to personal identity, which is typically understood as having to do with psychological and/or narrative continuity over time. In this article, we argue that the discussion of whether DBS is a threat to continuity over time is too narrow. There are other questions concerning DBS and the self that are overlooked in discussions exclusively focusing on psychological and/or narrative continuity. For example, it is also important to investigate whether DBS might sometimes have a positive (e.g., a rehabilitating) effect on the patient’s self. To widen the discussion of DBS, so as to make it encompass a broader range of considerations that bear on DBS’s impact on the self, we identify six features of the commonly used concept of a person’s “true self.” We apply these six features to the relation between DBS and the self. And we end with a brief discussion of the role DBS might play in treating otherwise treatment-refractory anorexia nervosa. This further highlights the importance of discussing both continuity over time and the notion of the true self.
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Bryukhin, A., T. Lineva, and E. Okonishnikova. "Vomitophobia in atypical anorexia nervosa." European Psychiatry 64, S1 (April 2021): S700—S701. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1855.
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IntroductionIn atypical anorexia nervosa, one of the causes of restrictive eating behavior is prolonged vomitophobia, which leads to a pronounced degree of alimentary exhaustion.ObjectivesTo study the existence and prevalence of vomitorium atypical anorexia nervosaMethodsPsychopathological, anamnestic, psychologicalResultsIt was found that in atypical anorexia nervosa, vomitophobia is observed in 30% of cases. The initial stage is a psychotraumatic situation unrelated to eating behavior. In the future, the pathological fear of vomiting is fixed, which is due to the presence of personal deviations and anxiety disorders. The initial stage of an eating disorder is a psychotraumatic situation that is not directly related to eating behavior. However, after Psychotrauma, there is anxiety with its subsequent somatization and vegetative dysfunction of the gastrointestinal tract. In the future, the pathological fear of nausea and vomiting is fixed, which is due to the presence of significant personal characteristics and persesting of anxiety disorders. Dysmorphophobic experiences appear as you lose weight and have an inverted character-discontent with thinness, exhaustion.ConclusionsThe presence of massive vomitorium leads to restrictive eating behavior. Therefore, there is a need to differentiate this pathology from typical anorexia nervosa with vomiting and from hypochondriac disorders. Against the background of adequate complex therapy with food rehabilitation, anti-anxiety medication, psychotherapy, atypical anorexia nervosa with vomitophobia undergoes a fairly rapid reverse dynamics with the appearance of a critical attitude to the existing pathological eating behavior. The prognosis in these cases is quite favorable.DisclosureNo significant relationships.
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Warren, Bill, and P. V. J. Beumont. "The personal construction of death in anorexia nervosa." British Journal of Medical Psychology 73, no. 1 (March 2000): 53–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1348/000711200160291.
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Doba, Karyn, Laurent Pezard, Annick Lesne, Jean Vignau, Véronique Christophe, and Jean-Louis Nandrino. "Dynamics of Emotional Expression in Autobiographic Speech of Patients with Anorexia Nervosa." Psychological Reports 101, no. 1 (August 2007): 237–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.101.1.237-249.
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Emotional disturbances in persons with anorexia nervosa have mainly been documented using static descriptions. This study presents the temporal organisation of emotional expression in autobiographical speech of anorexic patients and thereby provides a first attempt to quantify the dynamics of emotions in patients' speech. The temporal pattern of emotional expression for persons with anorexia nervosa was studied after transforming the autobiographical narratives of 14 patients and 13 matched controls into symbolic sequences of positive, negative, and neutral emotional expressions. These symbolic sequences of emotional states and silences were analyzed using static and dynamic indices. Static indices showed that patients with anorexia nervosa expressed more negative emotions and fewer neutral states than control participants. Dynamic indices showed in patients' speech a cycle of negative emotions and silence. These results showed specific dynamics of emotional expression in persons with anorexia nervosa characterised by the presence of negative emotional perseveration. The possible clinical implications of these findings are discussed.
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Bossert, S., R. Laessle, and M. Junker. "Anamnestic similarities in bulimic inpatients with and without a history of anorexia nervosa." Psychiatry and Psychobiology 4, no. 2 (1989): 107–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0767399x00002947.
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SummaryThe significance of a history of anorexia nervosa as regards the diagnosis and treatment outcome for bulimia is unclear. In a retrospective analysis of medical records of 59 inpatients with bulimia (DSM-III), variables related to personal and psychiatric family history did not reveal any differences in bulimics subtyped according to previous anorexia nervosa as defined in the criteria of Russell (1979). These anamnestic data support the results of studies indicating that no specific clinical and outcome variables are correlated with a history of anorexia nervosa in bulimia. The lower body weight and longer duration of bulimia found in bulimic inpatients with a history of anorexia nervosa, however, should be further examined.
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Venkatesan, Sathyaraj, and Anu Mary Peter. "Feminine famishment: Graphic medicine and anorexia nervosa." Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health, Illness and Medicine 24, no. 5 (December 23, 2018): 518–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1363459318817915.
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Socio-cultural rigidities regarding the shape and size of a woman’s body have not only created an urgency to refashion themselves according to a range of set standards but also generated an infiltrating sense of body dissatisfaction and poor self-esteem leading to eating disorders. Interestingly, through an adept utilisation of the formal strengths of the medium of comics, many graphic medical anorexia narratives offer insightful elucidations on the question of how the female body is not merely a biological construction, but a biocultural construction too. In this context, by drawing theoretical postulates from Susan Bordo, David Morris and other theoreticians of varying importance, and by close reading Lesley Fairfield’s Tyranny and Katie Green’s Lighter than My Shadow, this article considers anorexia as the bodily manifestation of a cultural malady by analysing how cultural attitudes regarding body can be potential triggers of eating disorders in girls. Furthermore, this article also investigates why comics is the appropriate medium to provide a nuanced representation of the corporeal complications and socio-cultural intricacies of anorexia.
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Whitney, Jenna, Joanna Murray, Kay Gavan, Gill Todd, Wendy Whitaker, and Janet Treasure. "Experience of caring for someone with anorexia nervosa: qualitative study." British Journal of Psychiatry 187, no. 5 (November 2005): 444–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.187.5.444.
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BackgroundCaring for someone with anorexia nervosa is distressing.AimsTo gain a detailed understanding of carers' illness models and caregiving experiences.MethodQualitative analysis and computerised text analysis were conducted on narratives written by parents as part of a family intervention at a specialist in-patient unit (20 mothers, 20 fathers)ResultsThemes concerned illness perceptions, impact on the family and carers' emotional, cognitive and behavioural responses towards the illness. Parents perceived anorexia nervosa to be chronic and disabling. Carers blamed themselves as contributing to the illness and perceived themselves as helpless in promoting recovery. Mothers illustrated an intense emotional response, whereas fathers produced a more cognitive and detached account.ConclusionsPart of the distress in living with anorexia nervosa may be explained by unhelpful assumptions and maladaptive responses to the illness. Training parents in skills to manage the illness may improve outcome by reducing interpersonal maintaining factors.
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Lobo, C. De Andrés, C. Vallecillo Adame, T. Jiménez Aparicio, M. Queipo De Llano De La Viuda, A. Gonzaga Ramírez, G. Guerra Valera, I. Santos Carrasco, J. Gonçalves Cerejeira, C. Capella Meseguer, and E. Rodríguez Vázquez. "Comorbid anorexia nervosa and schizophrenia." European Psychiatry 64, S1 (April 2021): S243—S244. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.653.
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IntroductionAlthough schizophrenia and anorexia nervosa are very different disorders, when they occur in the same patient it can be difficult to distinguish whether the alterations in body image are due to psychotic symptoms or correspond to a comorbid eating disorder. It is also relevant to know how they can interact with each other.ObjectivesPresentation of a clinical case of anorexia nervosa in the context of a patient with a previous diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.MethodsBibliographic review of the relationship between schizophrenia and alterations in the perception of body image by searching for articles in Pubmed.ResultsWe present a 48-year-old woman who resides with her mother and a sister. Diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and eating disorder. She had previously been admitted to hospital twice. Since 2004, she has been followed up in mental health consultations. The patient reports constant weight changes. A year ago she began to feel overweight and began to restrict her intake and to exercise, having lost 20 kg. She reports psychotic symptoms in the past, that she now denies. Various scales show moderate impact of weight on personal perception of psychosocial adjustment, an impulse to thinness and a significant distortion of body image, perceiving herself as heavier than she is and wishing she was lighter.ConclusionsIn schizophrenia, confusion in bodily experiences and states is not uncommon. The possible interactions between the symptoms of schizophrenia and anorexia nervosa complicate the adequate care of these patients. Further research on comorbidity of these two disorders is necessary.
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Morales Allende, María Fernanda, and Griselda Galván Sánchez. "Características clínicas de anorexia nervosa extrema. Reporte de caso." Revista de la Facultad de Medicina 64, no. 2 (May 12, 2021): 26–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.22201/fm.24484865e.2021.64.2.04.
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Anorexia nervosa is currently considered a disease of great impact due to its association with malnutrition. It occurs mainly in women, adolescents and young adults. The severity is defined by BMI. It is a multifactorial disease, with great influence of the cultural environment, biological, family and personal aspects. No system in the body is spared from the adverse sequelae of these illnesses, especially as anorexia nervosa becomes more severe and chronic. We review the medical complications that are associated with extreme anorexia nervosa. It is also considered as a disease with a high morbidity and mortality rate, due to an increase of up to 6 times the risk of death and the multiple medical complications associated with the disease. Hence, it is essential to increase health resources, reinforce information in first-contact doctors to identify this condition, and increase factors of good prognosis such as early patient care. Keywords: Anorexia nervosa; medical complications; eating disorders
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Anorexia nervosa – Personal narratives"
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Silva, Daniela Ferreira Araujo. "Histórias de vida com transtornos alimentares = gêneros, corporalidade e a constituição de si." [s.n.], 2011. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/280381.
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Orientador: Heloisa André PontesTese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas
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Resumo: Esta tese surgiu do interesse em pesquisar em maior profundidade alguns aspectos da intrincada relação entre corporificação, gênero e assujeitamento, através da análise do conjunto de perturbações denominadas "transtornos alimentares". No contexto contemporâneo em que o corpo torna-se alvo privilegiado de investimento e intervenção, assumindo centralidade nos processos de construção identitária, uma investigação antropológica destas perturbações permite pensar como a constituição de sujeitos corporificados é perpassada por múltiplas normatividades de gênero, classe, regionalidade, raça e etnicidade, presentes na socialidade cotidiana e nas práticas e discursos biomédicos. Tomando como eixo central a composição de três histórias de vida, em colaboração com mulheres que tiveram experiências pessoais com transtornos alimentares, é possível ter acesso ao processo através do qual pessoas vivenciam formas particulares de assujeitamento, compostas por distintas articulações entre múltiplas dimensões de poder, deforma inseparável, constituindo-se, assim, como sujeitos de ação em meio a conformações e resistências. Ainda que o fio condutor da tese encontre-se nas histórias de vida, escritas ao longo de quatro anos em colaboração com três interlocutoras voluntárias, sua trama é composta pelos diversos percursos teóricos e empíricos de uma etnografia multi-situada (HANNERZ, 2003), que transitou pelo universo de comunidades virtuais brasileiras sobre transtornos alimentares, um serviço ambulatorial de um hospital universitário, congressos de psiquiatria, uma vasta bibliografia e uma agência feminista de base comunitária para tratamento, educação e prevenção de transtornos alimentares na Nova Zelândia.
Abstract The aim of this thesis is to investigate in greater depth some aspects of the intricate relation between embodiment, gender and subjectification, through the analysis of the group of perturbations named "eating disorders". In the contemporary context, in which the body becomes the privileged target of investment and intervention, assuming a central role in the processes of identity construction, an anthropological investigation of these perturbations allows us to evaluate how the constitution of embodied subjects is fraught with multiple normativities of gender, class, regionality, race and ethnicity, present in daily sociality and in biomedical practices and discourses. Taking as a central axis the composition of three life-histories, in collaboration with women who had personal experiences with eating disorders, it is possible to gain access to the process by means which persons live particular forms of subjectification, composed by distinct inseparable articulations of multiple dimensions of power, becoming, thus, subjects of agency amidst conformation and resistance. If the connecting thread of the thesis is found in the life histories, written with the voluntary research collaborators along four years, its warp is the woven out of the different theoretical and empirical paths of a multi-sited ethnography (HANNERZ, 2003), along the universe of Brazilian virtual communities about eating disorders, an outpatient treatment unit at an University hospital, Psychiatry congresses, a wide bibliography and a feminist community based service for the education, prevention and counseling for eating difficulties in New Zealand.
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Stockford, Clare Louise. "Recovery from anorexia nervosa: a systematic qualitative review, and, Chronic anorexia nervosa: the personal meaning of symptoms and treatment." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2014. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/5186/.
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The current study aimed to explore the experiences of clients with chronic anorexia nervosa. Six women with recurring difficulties of Anorexia Nervosa (AN) for over a decade were interviewed regarding their experiences of their eating disorder and of their treatment. The interviews were transcribed and analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. The results identified the functional role of AN to resolve complex underlying psychological difficulties (in particular a lack of sense of self and search for identity), and the role of unhelpful treatment experiences and negative relationships with staff in the maintenance of AN. The themes provide an insight into the problems of women who struggle with their eating disorder for many years. The clinical implications of the findings are discussed in the context of the need for services to move away from focussing too much on weight and eating, towards facilitating clients to address the underlying issues of the disorder.
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Przybyl, Veronica Ashley. "Eating Disorder Narratives: Personal Experiences of Anorexia and Bulimia." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2010. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/anthro_theses/42.
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The following paper explores the ways in which we currently understand eating disorders, examining the current theory and literature as well as providing the stories of three women and one man with first-hand experience with eating disorders. Through the use of formal interviews, the paper focuses not only on the ways in which an eating disorder affects an individual’s life but also on the ways in which an individual’s life affects the manifestation of his or her eating disorder.
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Scicluna, Helen. "An analysis of the relationship between mood states, sense of self, flow and personal constructs in anorexia nervosa participants." University of Sydney. Psychological Medicine, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/836.
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Public view removed at the authors request. 16/07/2006The daily experience of anorexia nervosa sufferers has not previously been studied and yet it is fundamental to understanding anorexia nervosa. This study examined and compared the daily experiences of anorexia nervosa patients and control participants in terms of sense of self, mood states and flow states. Flow is characterised by undivided concentration and interest in an activity for intrinsic benefits. Flow is not always desirable, as some ways of experiencing it may be harmful to the individual and society. Anorexia nervosa participants were recruited from hospitals and private practices of clinicians specialising in the treatment of anorexia nervosa. Exclusion criteria included male gender, chronic anorexia nervosa, drug abuse, and current participation in an inpatient program. Anorexia nervosa participants completed a series of questionnaires at baseline, 3-6 month follow-up and 7-12 month follow-up (stage one, two and three respectively). The questionnaires were designed to measure the severity of their eating disorder. Anorexia nervosa and control group participants completed Experience Sampling Forms (ESF) and a Repertory Grid at baseline and 3-6 months. The ESFs were completed each time a pager was activated. The pager was activated seven times a day, for four days at random times between 8.00am and 10.00pm. The pager signals were a minimum of two hours apart. The Repertory Grid consisted of 23 constructs and 13 elements provided to the participant. Thirty-one anorexia nervosa sufferers and thirty-two control participants completed stage one and eighteen anorexia nervosa sufferers and twenty-seven control group participants completed stage two of the study. Eighteen anorexia nervosa sufferers completed stage three of the study. Control participants were not required to participate in stage three. There was no difference in the severity of anorexia nervosa between completers and drop-outs The analysis of the ESFs at stage one indicated that the anorexia nervosa group participants did not spend more time alone at home or more time alone in any situation than the control group. For both groups, being alone had a negative influence on mood state, but had no effect on sense of self. The anorexia nervosa group felt lonelier and less sociable than the control group. The mood state and sense of self for the anorexia nervosa group was significantly lower over all the ESFs when compared to the control group. They were also more self-critical, experienced higher levels of guilt, were less able to live up to their own expectations, and were less satisfied with their performance in the activity they were doing. The anorexia nervosa group experienced less flow states than the control group at stage one. There was an improvement in mood state, sense of self and self-criticism for the anorexia nervosa group when they were in a flow state compared to when they were not in a flow state. There was an improvement in mood state, sense of self, guilt and self-criticism for the control group when they experienced flow, however these differences were not significant. The anorexia nervosa group had a more positive mood state and sense of self at stage two when compared to stage one. Correspondingly, there was a trend towards a reduced severity of the disorder indicated by a significant improvement on some of the psychological tests (EAT, REDS, BDI, DT). There was also a significant improvement in BMI. However, there was a significant decline in the amount of flow of anorexia nervosa participants experienced at stage two when compared to stage one. This result may be attributed to the significant decline in the response rate on ESFs in the second stage of the study for both the anorexia nervosa and control groups. Anorexia nervosa non-responders at stage two reported more severe symptoms of anorexia nervosa than anorexia nervosa responders, although this was a trend and reached significance only on minor indicators of eating disorder severity. The identification of a factor that predicted severity over a six-month period was not possible. The repertory grid analysis showed that the construct system of the anorexia nervosa participants was tighter and less complex than that of the control group. The anorexia nervosa group construed themselves as dissimilar from the way they would like to be in any context. The control group construed themselves as similar to the way they would like to be when they were alone, but as dissimilar from the way they would like to be when they were with other people. While the most salient element for both the anorexia nervosa and control groups was 'alone at home', it appears that the controls use this time for goal-directed activities. In contrast, this time was dominated by fear of losing control for the anorexia nervosa group. Although there was a trend towards a decrease in the amount of variance accounted for by the first component for the anorexia nervosa group at stage two compared to stage one, the interpretation of this result was complicated by mixed result of the control group. The anorexia nervosa groups' daily experience of life was bleak when compared to the daily experience of the control group, except for periods when the anorexia nervosa participants experienced a flow state. DeVries (1992) has documented the success of therapeutic interventions that involve the identification and replication of activities that resulted in a flow state. This investigation suggests that a similar result may be possible in the treatment of anorexia nervosa.
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NEAL, MARY ELIZABETH. "DIAGNOSTIC PREDICTION OF EATING DISORDER PATIENTS ON THE BASIS OF MEASURES OF PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS, FAMILY DYNAMICS AND TRADITIONAL SEX-ROLE BELIEFS (ANOREXIA NERVOSA, BULIMIA)." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/183900.
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This study explored three areas believed to play a central role in the pathogenesis and presenting clinical picture of the eating disorders, anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Measures of personal effectiveness, family dynamics, and traditional sex-role beliefs were assessed in groups of restricted anorexics, bulimic anorexics, normal weight bulimics and controls. Control subjects manifested the highest degree of psychological adjustment, resourcefulness, and self-direction, while restricting anorexics obtained the lowest score on this measure. Bulimics experienced the highest degree of personal effectiveness of the patient groups, with bulimic anorexics falling in-between restricting anorexics and bulimics. Control subjects also reported that they felt more independent, accepted and tolerated in their family than any of the eating disorder groups. Bulimic subjects scored closest to controls on this measure, with bulimic anorexics experiencing the least degree of acceptance, tolerance and independence of all groups. Finally, control subjects defined themselves in a more traditionally masculine role than did any of the eating disorder groups. Restricting anorexics were most likely to describe themselves as passive, submissive, constricted and sensitive; bulimic subjects were more likely to endorse such self-descriptive adjectives as assertive, uninhibited, self-confident and competitive. Bulimic anorexics perceived themselves to be less traditionally feminine than did restricting anorexics, but more than bulimics or controls. The results of this study support the theory that ego deficits contribute to the development of eating disorders.
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Brun, Véronique. "Anorexia Nervosa in adolescence : an exploration of the personal unconscious in art therapy." Thesis, 2006. http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/8863/1/MR14356.pdf.
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The proposed research consists of a single descriptive case study, exploring the unconscious aspects of anorexia nervosa in the context of art therapy. The general concepts and theories on anorexia nervosa in adolescence will be explored. The psychoanalytic approach will also be of subject in order to inform the reader on the psychoanalytic concepts utilized for this paper. The participant of the study is a 14-year-old outpatient girl diagnosed and treated for anorexia nervosa. Based on Jungian concepts, interpretation of the case material and artwork will be of main subject in order to help identify manifestations of the personal unconscious. Each phase of the art therapy treatment will be explored, including the alliance, the resistance, the problematic and the termination. This study proposes that the use of art in therapy could lead to a better understanding of anorexia nervosa, assuming that art could be a manifestation of unconscious processes. The results of this case study indicate therapeutic progress. No specific causality could be identified. However, a combination of complex issues related to this patient's life experiences could be the cause of anorectic behaviour. Because this research is a single descriptive case study, the results cannot be generalized.
Books on the topic "Anorexia nervosa – Personal narratives"
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author, Van Esterik Penny, ed. From virtue to vice: Negotiating anorexia. New York: Berghahn, 2015.
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Grahl, Gary A. Skinny Boy. Chicago: American Legacy Media, 2007.
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Baratta, Maria. Skinny revisited: Rethinking anorexia nervosa and its treatment. Washington, DC: NASW Press, 2011.
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Baratta, Maria. Skinny revisited: Rethinking anorexia nervosa and its treatment. Washington, DC: NASW Press, 2011.
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"Skinny" revisited: Women, beauty, and anorexia. Washington, DC: NASW Press, 2011.
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Joan, Johnston. Feast of famine: A physician's personal struggle to overcome anorexia nervosa. San Diego: RPI Publishing, Inc., 1993.
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The anorexic self: A personal, political analysis of a diagnostic discourse. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2008.
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Milburn, Jean. An exploratory study of Anorexia Nervosa in female adolescents using techniques derived from personal construct theory. Birmingham: University of Birmingham, 1998.
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Understanding eating disorders: Conceptual and ethical issues in the treatment of anorexia and bulimia nervosa. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2005.
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Halse, Christine. Inside anorexia: Bringing together the stories of sufferers and their families. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008.
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Starzomska, Malgorzata, and Marek Smulczyk. "Application of Personal Construct Theory to Understanding and Treating Anorexia Nervosa." In Handbook of Behavior, Food and Nutrition, 2503–15. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-92271-3_157.
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McBride, Hillary Lianna, and Janelle Lynne Kwee. "Inside and Out: How Western Patriarchal Cultural Contexts Shape Women’s Relationships with Their Bodies." In International Perspectives in Values-Based Mental Health Practice, 103–8. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47852-0_12.
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AbstractIn response to the view that suggests eating disorders are a form of individual psychopathology, this chapter is written to suggest that individuals with eating disorders exist within a social context with values about appearance ideals, the construction of gender, and the threat of sexualized violence. This chapter uses the story of a woman named Annie with an Anorexia Nervosa diagnosis, and her experiences with clinical treatment which in some cases contributed to her sense of psychopathology, and in other cases help with both a decrease in her symptoms and her sense of discovery of herself as a person. Values implicit in the narrative, and implications for psychotherapy are also discussed.
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MOTTRAM, MICHAEL A. "PERSONAL CONSTRUCTS IN ANOREXIA." In Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimic Disorders, 291–95. Elsevier, 1986. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-08-032704-4.50035-8.
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NORTON, K. R. W., A. H. CRISP, and A. V. BHAT. "WHY DO SOME ANOREXICS STEAL? PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND ILLNESS FACTORS." In Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimic Disorders, 385–90. Elsevier, 1986. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-08-032704-4.50049-8.
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Guisinger, Shan. "Evolution, Chaos Theory, Narrative, and Dreaming." In Chaos and Nonlinear Psychology, 262–85. Oxford University Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190465025.003.0014.
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This chapter explores anorexia nervosa as an unusually clear example of how instincts can self-organize as specific stories, and it also demonstrates a role for dreaming in the emergence of particular narratives. Human nature seems to emerge as beliefs and stories about our roles and our place in our community. Those who develop anorexia nervosa become obsessed by a story that demands that they restrict feeding and move hyperactively, which seems quite mad, because they starving. Anorexia symptoms are homogeneous and delusional and we can observe a clear correspondence between the manifestly insane cognitions and specific neurocircuit changes recently revealed by brain imaging studies. A wholescale reorganization of the brain’s response to feeding opportunities is triggered by a critical drop in the energy regulation hormone, leptin. Thus, serious weight loss in those with the genetic predisposition initiates anorexia nervosa. The symptoms of anorexia nervosa (AN) were probably selected during Paleolithic famines to help hunter-gatherers searching for better lands. Decreasing feeding, moving actively, and denying starvation would have helped individuals migrate. A bifurcation to the same behaviors has been described in starving rats and pigs. Moreover, post-pubescent girls are most vulnerable because ovarian hormones turn on the heritability of AN-related genes. This specific gene and environment interaction indicates that teenaged girls were the best candidates to search for better lands during famine, probably because they were more likely to survive to reproduce if they encountered an enemy band. Dreaming appears to help condition fear of food and consolidate anorexic beliefs. However, different neural modules also seem to use dreaming to help people to recover from anorexia nervosa. The hypothesis that anorexia nervosa is due to evolutionary adaptations to search for better lands during famine rather than learned habits or psychological issues has major treatment implications.