Psychology Etiology Of Anorexia Cognitive And Social Flashcards
Who found that anorexics tend to overestimate their body weight? More than controls
Garfinkel and Garner (1982)
What percentage below average weight are most anorexics?
15%
Who found that even normal people have distorted body images?
Compared weight ratings of males and females - which most attractive to opposite sex
Fallon and Rozin (1985)
Who found that dancer and models account for 7% of anorexics?
Garfinkel and Garner (1982)
Who argued that perfectionism leads to anorexia?
Steinhausen (1994)
Who gave genetic evidence for anorexia? Concordance rates: MZ - 56% DZ - 5% \+ trend in direct relatives
Holland et al (1988)
Who said that anorexia is more common in west than non west?
Cooper (1994)
Who founded social learning theory?
- women imitated rewarded behaviour - strive to be slim
Eg celebrities
Bandura
Who compared Egyptian women studying in Cairo vs in London?
None in Cairo > anorexia
While 12% in London did
Nasser (1986)
