“…Those problems include: difficulty in identifying and describing feelings; difficulty in distinguishing between feelings and the bodily sensations associated with emotional arousal; a paucity of fantasies and other imaginative activities; and a preference for focusing on external events rather than inner experiences (Hendryx, Haviland & Shaw, 1991;Taylor, Parker, Bagby & Bourke, 1996). There is evidence that women with eating disorders have such difficulties in identifying and expressing emotions (Bydlowski, Corcos, Jeammet, Paterniti, Berthoz, Laurier, Chambry, & Consoli, 2005;Cochrane, Brewerton, Wilson & Hodges, 1993;Corcos, Guilbaud, Speranza, Paterniti, Loas, Stephan & Jeammet, 2000;Taylor et al, 1996;Zonnevijlle-Bendek, van Goozen, Cohen-Kettenis, van Elburg & van Engeland, 2002). However, such patients do not differ from non-clinical controls in levels of externally-oriented thinking (Taylor et al, 1996;Troop, Schmidt & Treasure, 1995).…”