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The Rise and Fall of Body Size Estimation Research in Anorexia Nervosa: a Review and Reconceptualization

✍ Scribed by Monique A. M. Smeets

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1997
Tongue: English
Weight: 136 KB
Volume: 5
Category: Article
ISSN: 1072-4133
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0968(199706)5:2<75::aid-erv190>3.0.co;2-a

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✦ Synopsis

Research on body image in anorexia nervosa is seriously deadlocked, characterized by impenetrable concepts and unacceptable methodology. In this review the problems associated with the Body Size Estimation (BSE) methods generally used are discussed and it is investigated how the research in this area can be revitalized. It is concluded that there is clear evidence that anorexic patients overestimate their own body size, and that this implies a disturbance of the body image rather than of body (size) perception. This disturbance is probably best explained by the in¯uence of thoughts or feelings to be fat on the visual body image. It is recommended that future research departs from a theory that emphasizes the top-down in¯uence of thoughts and feelings on basic visual processes. Much can be expected from the ®eld of the cognitive neurosciences, and an example of such a theory is provided.

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