Thoghts that fatten. "Thought-Shape Fusion" in eating disorders Cover Image

Myśli, które tuczą. "Fuzja myśl-kształt" w zaburzeniach jedzenia
Thoghts that fatten. "Thought-Shape Fusion" in eating disorders

Author(s): Anna Brytek-Matera, Małgorzata Starzomska
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
Keywords: Thought-Shape Fusion; anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa

Summary/Abstract: Psychiatric disorders are characterized by a range of specific cognitive distortions. One of the most interesting cognitive phenomena is Thought-Shape Fusion, which occurs when thinking about eating certain types of food increases a person’s estimate of their shape and/or weight, elicits a perception of moral wrongdoing, and/or makes the person feel fat. TSF can be induced experimentally in healthy volunteers, but it is especially associated with eating pathology. It may be that thought–shape fusion is both a direct expression of the core psychopathology and also serves to maintain it. In patients for whom thought–shape fusion appears to be a barrier to changing the core psychopathology, direct techniques for addressing thought–shape fusion may be very useful.

  • Issue Year: 12/2012
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 5-21
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish