Sintomas Depressivos, Sintomas Ansiosos, Dismorfismo Corporal e Esquemas Cognitivos Disfuncionais em Universitários

Abstract

The way we perceive the body is related with cognitive, affective and social aspects. Culture has a strong influence on the ideal body and society is increasingly demanding in the standard of beauty; these behaviors may be associated with cognitive distortions. It was aimed to evaluate the prevalence of physical, depressive and anxiety symptoms, and maladaptive schemas in a sample of 55 university students. The results showed that there was minimal presence of depressive symptoms, anxiety, body distortion and dysfunctional cognitive schemas; however women had greater body dissatisfaction. The main cognitive schemes that presented with high BSQ losses were: emotional deprivation, failure, self-sacrifice, abandonment, entanglement, vulnerability to pain and sickness, shame, uncompromising standards, subjugation, mistrust / abuse, social isolation and poor self-criticism. The findings points to a complex formation between body image and dysfunctional cognitive schemas.

Adaptação transcultural para a língua portuguesa do The Body-related Self-Conscious Emotions Fitness Instrument (BSE-FIT)

“…Recentemente, homens e mulheres vivenciam uma batalha para alcançar a aparência física perfeita, o que pode acarretar danos na vida pessoal e social, uma vez que a imagem corporal ideal precisa ser conquistada a qualquer custo 1 .…”