Body Shape Perception and its Disturbance in Anorexia Nervosa

1984 ◽  
Vol 144 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. W. Touyz ◽  
P. J. V. Beumont ◽  
J. K. Collins ◽  
M. McCabe ◽  
J. Jupp
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Shape Perception ◽  
Video Monitor ◽  
Normal Body ◽  
Female Patients

SummaryThe perception of body shape was studied in 15 female patients with anorexia nervosa and 15 age matched controls. A lens was used which could be manipulated to cause a horizontal distortion of an image projected onto a video monitor. The patients showed a greater tendency to over- and under-estimate their present body shape than did the controls. Further, the patients' desired body shape was significantly thinner than that of controls, as was their estimation of what constitutes a normal body shape. These findings are discussed in relation to the literature and it is suggested that they may have important implications for treatment.

Anorexia Nervosa in a Woman Totally Blind Since Birth

1988 ◽  
Vol 153 (2) ◽  
pp. 248-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. W. Touyz ◽  
B. T. O'Sullivan ◽  
R. Gertler ◽  
P. J. V. Beumont
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Food Intake ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Visual Experience ◽  
Shape Perception ◽  
Contemporary Society ◽  
Excessive Exercise ◽  
Laxative Abuse ◽  
Integral Component

A 19-year-old woman, blind since birth, lost 26 kg over a 7-month period. This was achieved by restriction of food intake, excessive exercise, laxative abuse, and self-induced vomiting. Although the visual experience is often believed to be an integral component of body-shape perception and the overvaluation of thinness in contemporary society, it does not preclude the development of anorexia nervosa.

scholarly journals Impact of Physiologic Estrogen Replacement on Anxiety Symptoms, Body Shape Perception, and Eating Attitudes in Adolescent Girls With Anorexia Nervosa

2013 ◽  
Vol 74 (08) ◽  
pp. e765-e771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madhusmita Misra ◽  
Debra K. Katzman ◽  
Nara Mendes Estella ◽  
Kamryn T. Eddy ◽  
Thomas Weigel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Shape Perception ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Estrogen Replacement

Body shape perception in bulimia and anorexia nervosa

1985 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen W. Touyz ◽  
Peter J. V. Beumont ◽  
John K. Collins ◽  
Isabelle Cowie
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Shape Perception

Functional Neuroanatomy of Body Shape Perception in Healthy and Eating-Disordered Women

2005 ◽  
Vol 58 (12) ◽  
pp. 990-997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudolf Uher ◽  
Tara Murphy ◽  
Hans-Christoph Friederich ◽  
Tim Dalgleish ◽  
Michael J. Brammer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Shape ◽  
Shape Perception ◽  
Functional Neuroanatomy ◽  
Eating Disordered

Anorexia Nervosa in Males: A Report of 12 Cases

1993 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 512-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. W. Touyz ◽  
E. M. Kopec-Schrader ◽  
P. J. V. Beumont
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Clinical Features ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Female Patients ◽  
Male Patients

The demographic and clinical features of 12 male patients with anorexia nervosa were investigated by means of a retrospective analysis of their medical records. The clinical characteristics of the male patients were found to be remarkably similar to those reported for female patients and our findings concur with previously published literature. There appears however to be a greater tendency to exercise excessively. The importance of recognising anorexia nervosa in males is emphasized.

Some Personality Characteristics of Patients with Anorexia Nervosa

1976 ◽  
Vol 128 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. E. Smart ◽  
P. J. V. Beumont ◽  
G. C. W. George
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Personality Testing ◽  
Personality Profile ◽  
Female Patients ◽  
Average Intelligence ◽  
Raven’S Matrices

SummaryTwenty-two female patients with anorexia nervosa were assessed by means of objective personality testing. The EPI, Leyton Obsessional Inventory, Cattell's 16 PF and Raven's Matrices were used for this purpose. The personality profile that emerged was of a highly neurotic and introverted person with moderately severe obsessional features and average intelligence.

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