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Selective processing of food words in anorexia nervosa
Author(s) -
Chan Shelley,
Hemsley David,
Silva Padmal
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1988.tb00782.x
Subject(s) - psychology , stroop effect , anorexia nervosa , eating disorders , developmental psychology , food intake , audiology , clinical psychology , cognition , psychiatry , endocrinology , medicine
The selective processing of food‐ and body size‐related information was investigated using a modified version of the Stroop task. Anorexic subjects were generally slower than controls in colour‐naming all words, and particularly slow with food‐related words. This interference effect appeared to operate maximally amongst subjects who fell into the higher end of the anorexic weight range. The findings appeared to be a reflection of current concerns with food and eating.