Personality and eating disorders: A decade in review

Cassin, Stephanie E.; Ranson, Kristin M. von

doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2005.04.012

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“…Personality traits mentioned by participants during interviews (introversion, withdrawal, preference for solitude, among others) support scientific literature, which suggests that the personality of women with AN is usually marked by traits of inferiority, inadequacy and insecurity, perfectionism, obsessiveness, compulsiveness, negative emotions, withdrawal and avoidance behaviors [3,4]. Women with BN, such as Heather, Caroline and Christy, usually show impulsive behaviors, histrionic traits and borderline personality disorder [7], and maladaptive thoughts and emotions, which often result in chaotic attitudes that undermine many aspects of life, such as studies, work and romantic relationships [17].…”

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“…Considering the difficulty that women with ED present in terms of interpersonal relationships [3,4,22], it is hypothesized participants´ limitation to question and argue with people when judgment about themselves is exposed. Introversion and avoidance behaviors, which are typical of women with AN [3,4,23], seem to lead participants to put themselves in a passive position when facing negative comments.…”

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“…Considering that participants´ dissatisfaction is not, at first, a dissatisfaction with the body itself, and that thinness is a social symbol of beauty and success [3,4,20], it is hypothesized that women with ED experience dissatisfaction with themselves in a broader sense, which seems to have been redirected to the body in an attempt to compensate for weakened psychic aspects or to get sense of control over themselves.…”

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“…AN may be characterized as a refusal of the individual to maintain appropriate body weight to their age and height, an intense fear of gaining weight and a significant disturbance in the perception of shape or size of the body, resulting in cachexia [1]. Regarding the aspects of personality of AN patient, several authors cite inferiority, inadequacy and insecurity, perfectionism, obsessiveness, compulsiveness, negative emotions, withdrawal and avoidance behaviors [3,4]. Cooper, Deepak, Grocutt and Bailey suggest that the experience of "feeling fat", intensely experienced by patients with ED, seems to be related to a combination of factors such as anxiety, internal and external bodily sensations, feelings rejection, social exclusion, and negative beliefs about themselves [5].…”

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Emotional Meanings Assigned to Eating Disorders: Narratives of Women with Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa

Santos¹

2017

Ann Nutr Disord & Ther

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This study aimed to investigate emotional meanings assigned to Eating Disorders (ED) through narratives of women affected with these psychopathological conditions. Participants were patients in a Brazilian service specialized in treatment of ED. A semi-structured interview was used for data collection. Recruitment continued until data saturation was reached. The verbatim transcription of interview data was analyzed through thematic content analysis, which was employed by two researchers. Results showed that, after the occurrence of ED, participants began to experience feelings of distress, anxiety and loneliness, which were related to lowered self-esteem and social isolation. Family dynamics was characterized as confrontational, but in contrast, was considered participants´ primary social support network. These data underlined that the emotional meanings attributed to ED need to be addressed and explored by health care professionals to gain a detailed understanding of patients' illness experiences.Keywords: Eating disorders; Narratives; Family obsessive thinking leads to a very strict discipline in performing diets, which success leads to feelings of control [6].In contrast, BN involves recurrent episodes of binge eating, feelings of loss of control over eating during the binge episodes, and recurrent inappropriate compensatory behaviors such as vomiting, use of laxatives, diuretics and metabolism stimulant medications, excessive physical exercises, among others [1]. The disorder is also associated with impulsive behaviors and comorbidities, such as histrionic personality disorder traits and borderline type [7,8], a floating self-esteem and maladaptive thoughts and emotions. It is common to find evidence of chaotic attitudes, not only regarding to eating habits, but also in other aspects of life such as studies, work and romantic relationships [8].The typical exaggeration of patients with BN usually occurs in the form of private and solitary acts, and configures an attack to cooking, to education and to moral behaviors, subverting biological needs of the hunger and contesting what is ethically and aesthetically accepted, as well as rules, uses, learning's and the social dimension of eating [8]. From brandished attacks, arise moral disapproval and shame experienced by individuals affected by these conditions.Regarding to psychological functioning, women with BN have a number of maladaptive thoughts and emotions regarding their eating habits and their body weight. Moreover, they also have unstable self-esteem and believe that a well-designed body would solve their problems of personal insecurity. To accomplish the idealized body, these women perform excessive diets, purging rituals and strenuous exercise. Thus, the desire to lose weight seem to be associated with personal disorganization, in which regulation and control over eating can be considered as an attempt to organize and stabilize the chaotic mental state [8].According Frosthlom [9], patients´ perception about their IntroductionAccording to DSM-V [...

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“…Based on Gray's model of personality (Gray, 1981), sensitivity to punishment has been proposed as an indicator of anxiety, while sensitivity to reward has been suggested as an indicator of impulsivity. Jacobi et al (2004) described anxiety as a non-specific risk factor for eating disorders and patients with eating disorders characterized by bingeing and purging have been consistently found to score higher on novelty-seeking measures, indicating higher levels of impulsivity and excitability (Cassin & von Ranson, 2005). Impulsivity has also been linked to impaired serotonergic responsiveness, which is associated with greater bulimic symptom severity (Jimerson et al 1992 ;Steiger et al 2001).…”

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An investigation of temperament endophenotype candidates for early emergence of the core cognitive component of eating disorders

Wilksch

Wade

2008

Psychol. Med.

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Background. This study was designed to investigate potential temperament endophenotypes for clinically significant importance of shape and weight.Method. Seven temperament risk factors for eating disorders and the Eating Disorder Examination were assessed in 699 female twins aged 12-15 years. Each variable was evaluated against the following endophenotype criteria : associated with illness in the general population ; found in non-affected family members at a higher rate than in the general population ; and, heritable.Results. All seven variables were significantly associated with clinically significant importance of shape and weight, while thin-ideal internalization, ineffectiveness, body dissatisfaction and sensitivity to punishment were found at significantly elevated levels in non-affected twins, when controlling for sister's temperament score. These four variables had genetic correlations with importance of shape and weight, ranging from 0.48 to 0.95.Conclusions. Future research should evaluate the stability of the identified endophenotypes and their utility for predicting significant growth in importance of shape and weight, and also whether different endophenotypes emerge when the importance of weight and shape reaches its peak in adolescents, around 15 to 16 years of age.

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Use of Latent Profile Analysis to Identify Eating Disorder Phenotypes in an Adult Australian Twin Cohort

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Crosby²,

Martin³

2006

Arch Gen Psychiatry

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Personality and eating disorders: A decade in review

Cited by 697 publications

References 107 publications

Emotional Meanings Assigned to Eating Disorders: Narratives of Women with Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa

Emotional Meanings Assigned to Eating Disorders: Narratives of Women with Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa

An investigation of temperament endophenotype candidates for early emergence of the core cognitive component of eating disorders

Use of Latent Profile Analysis to Identify Eating Disorder Phenotypes in an Adult Australian Twin Cohort

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