Cognitive explanations of AN(PSYCHOLOGICAL)

Question 1

Distortions

Answer 1

Patterns of thinking that are inaccurate and often negative, such as all-or-nothing thinking or overgeneralizing.

Question 2

Irrational beliefs

Answer 2

Incorrect/exaggerated thoughts about food/weight loss

Question 3

All or nothing thinking-

Answer 3

I ate one biscuit,ive blown it all”

Question 4

Overgeneralizing

Answer 4

“If i cant control my eating,i cant control anything.”

Question 5

Minimizing

Answer 5

“My weight loss problem isnt that bad”

Question 6

Magical thinking

Answer 6

“If i reach size 8,life will be perfect”

Question 7

A03-MCKENZIE

Answer 7

Found female AN patients overestimated their body size in relation to “normal women”.After eating a snack,they believed their body size was larger,while the normal women did not.

Question 8

A03-CBT

Answer 8

CBT can be used and has been found to be effective in treating AN-shows cognitive distortions etc can cause AN

Question 9

A03-Correlation not Causation

Answer 9

Cognitive distortions may be a result of AN and not the other way round.Findings are purely correlational and must be applied that way.