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Memory bias for schema‐related stimuli in individuals with bulimia nervosa
Author(s) -
Legenbauer Tanja,
Maul Bärbel,
Rühl Ilka,
Kleinstäuber, Maria,
Hiller Wolfgang
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.20651
Subject(s) - psychology , bulimia nervosa , schema (genetic algorithms) , clinical psychology , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , eating disorders , information retrieval , computer science
This study investigates whether individuals with bulimia nervosa (BN) have a memory bias in relation to explicit memory (cued and free recall vs. verbal and pictorial recognition tasks). Twenty‐five participants diagnosed with BN and 27 normal controls (NC) were exposed to body‐related, food‐related, and neutral TV commercials, and then recall and recognition rates were assessed. Poorer recognition and recall of body‐related stimuli was found for BN in comparison to NC, suggesting a memory bias. Results are discussed in relation to previous studies, along with suggestions as to how future studies can gain more insight into dysfunctions in information processing that can lead to the maintenance of eating disorders. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol: In Session 66: 302–316, 2010.