Disturbances in Body Image Estimation as Related to Other Characteristics and Outcome in Anorexia Nervosa

1979 ◽  
Vol 134 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Regina C. Casper ◽  
Katherine A. Halmi ◽  
Solomon C. Goldberg ◽  
Elke D. Eckert ◽  
John M. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Image Distortion ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Size Estimation ◽  
Body Image Distortion ◽  
Image Estimation ◽  
Visual Size ◽  
Female Control

SummaryBody image distortion in 79 female anorexia nervosa patients were examined on a visual-size estimation apparatus during the emaciated stage of illness. Both they and an age-matched female control group overestimated their body widths, so this overestimation cannot be considered unique to anorexia nervosa. Among anorexia patients the degree of overestimation was associated with less weight gain during treatment, greater denial of illness, and several other pretreatment characteristics indicative of poor outcome.

Effects of perceptual body image distortion and early weight gain on long-term outcome of adolescent anorexia nervosa

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (12) ◽  
pp. 1319-1326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilka Boehm ◽  
Beatrice Finke ◽  
Friederike I. Tam ◽  
Eike Fittig ◽  
Michael Scholz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Image Distortion ◽  
Term Outcome ◽  
Long Term Outcome ◽  
Body Image Distortion ◽  
Early Weight Gain ◽  
Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa

scholarly journals Characterizing Body Image Distortion and Bodily Self-Plasticity in Anorexia Nervosa via Visuo-Tactile Stimulation in Virtual Reality

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Provenzano ◽  
Giuseppina Porciello ◽  
Sofia Ciccarone ◽  
Bigna Lenggenhager ◽  
Gaetano Tieri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Image Distortion ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Body Image Distortion ◽  
Person Perspective ◽  
Original Weight

We combined virtual reality and multisensory bodily illusion with the aim to characterize and reduce the perceptual (body overestimation) and the cognitive-emotional (body dissatisfaction) components of body image distortion (BID) in anorexia nervosa (AN). For each participant (20 anorexics, 20 healthy controls) we built personalized avatars that reproduced their own body size, shape, and verisimilar increases and losses of their original weight. Body overestimation and dissatisfaction were measured by asking participants to choose the avatar that best resembled their real and ideal body. Results show higher body dissatisfaction in AN, caused by the desire of a thinner body, and no body-size overestimation. Interpersonal multisensory stimulation (IMS) was then applied on the avatar reproducing participant’s perceived body, and on the two avatars which reproduced increases and losses of 15% of it, all presented with a first-person perspective (1PP). Embodiment was stronger after synchronous IMS in both groups, but did not reduce BID in participants with AN. Interestingly, anorexics reported more negative emotions after embodying the fattest avatar, which scaled with symptoms severity. Overall, our findings suggest that the cognitive-emotional, more than the perceptual component of BID is severely altered in AN and that perspective (1PP vs. 3PP) from which a body is evaluated may play a crucial role. Future research and clinical trials might take advantage of virtual reality to reduce the emotional distress related to body dissatisfaction.

Body-image distortion in anorexia nervosa

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonios Dakanalis ◽  
Santino Gaudio ◽  
Silvia Serino ◽  
Massimo Clerici ◽  
Giuseppe Carrà ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Image Distortion ◽  
Body Image Distortion

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.

scholarly journals Body image dissatisfaction and distortion among food service workers

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-65
Author(s):  
Alessandra dos Santos Nazaret ◽  
Priscila Moreira de Lima Pereira ◽  
Ariele Edna Cristina Souza ◽  
Patricia Aparecida Fontes Vieira
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Food Service ◽  
Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Image Distortion ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Body Image Distortion

Background: People manifest a growing concern with their bodies due to health-related or esthetic reasons which contributes to increase their body dissatisfaction and distortion. Objective: To analyze weight gain, body image dissatisfaction and distortion among employees of a university restaurant in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Methods: Cross-sectional study in which we analyzed the participants’ body weight, height and body mass index. Body image dissatisfaction and distortion were investigated with a figure scale. We administered a questionnaire to investigate weight gain and changes in dietary habits since starting in the job. Sample characteristics and factors related to body image dissatisfaction are described as frequencies and were compared by means of the χ2 test with software SPPS version 17.0. Results: We analyzed 46 employees (82.61% female) 63% of whom gained weight since starting in the job, 3.4 kg on average. Women reported having acquired poorer dietary habits. About 68.4% of the women and 75% of the men exhibited overweight. All the women (100%) and 50% of the men reported body image dissatisfaction and 76.3 and 50% respectively a desire to lose weight. We found a high prevalence of body image distortion, of 94.7% for the women and 100% for the men. Conclusion: Weight gain, changes in dietary habits, body image distortion and dissatisfaction point to the need for dietary and nutritional educational programs which promote healthy eating habits and changes in behavior relating to diet and body image.

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