eating behaviors

Question 1

What’s the key belief of the cognitive explanation of AN

Answer 1

that the core psychopathology of AN is cognitive distortions about body shape and weight and irrational beliefs

Question 2

what are cognitive distortions?

Answer 2

faulty, biased and irrational ways of thinking that mean we perceive ourselves and the world around us inaccurately and negatively. research studies demonstrate people with AN consistently over estimate their weight

Question 3

what are irrational beliefs likely to do?

Answer 3

interfere with a person’s happiness, people with AN often express irrational beliefs and attitudes that defy logic. All or nothing way of thinking. PErfectionism

Question 4

What characteristics does the Cognitive Behavioral model say al anorexia patients share?

Answer 4

perfectionists, full of self doubt, exposure to cultural ideals of thiness, weight loss reinforced by attention and positive comments, fear of food gradually develops