Thesis--PlanB (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references.

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An exploratory case study using multiple cases investigated the question "What is the meaning of stealing in eating disordered women?" Seven women diagnosed with bulimia nervosa participated in in-depth interviews about this experience. The findings of these interviews revealed commonalities and variations in the patterns and dynamics of both stealing and bulimia. Important information emerged about this experience regarding restrictive family patterns, participants' reactions to these restrictions through stealing and the parallel restrictions and reactions of the bulimic behaviours they later imposed upon themselves. These results add new and in-depth information to the few existing quantitative studies and clinical knowledge addressing stealing in bulimic women. Recommendations for future research and implications for clinical practice were presented.

This thesis explored possible underlying processes of bulimic behaviours by conducting a naturalistic examination into binge antecedents and consequences. Main hypotheses were derived from contemporary theories of binge-eating behaviour, which postulate that dietary restraint, negative affect, and dissociative phenomena (i.e., lapses in self-awareness) may precipitate and maintain bulimic symptoms. A secondary aspect of this study was to determine whether or not personality variations influence individuals' sensitivity to processes that may precipitate binge eating or that may shape binge consequences. A sample of 39 women with bulimia-spectrum eating disorders provided "on line" self-reports on eating episodes, urge to binge, behavioural and cognitive dietary restraint, negative and positive affect, and dissociation, with samplings obtained in response to random prompts, and before and after every eating episode. Across participants, recording with the daily diaries spanned 7- to 29-day intervals and resulted in a total of 3,204 recordings. Multilevel modelling analyses indicated that increases in behavioural dietary restraint preceded stronger urges to binge. Affect was also poor prior to actual binge episodes and seemed to worsen after bingeing. In addition, dissociation was likely to be present prior to and after bingeing. These results suggest that processes linked to dietary restraint, affect, and dissociation potentiate, trigger, and/or maintain bulimic behaviours. In contrast, the results did not consistently support the role of personality traits as moderators of binge antecedents or consequences. The present findings suggest that binge eating is a multiply determined behaviour that is linked to diverse cognitive, behavioural, and affective processes. Recommendations for future research and clinical implications are discussed.

Previous researchers have proposed that Multi-impulsive Bulimia (MIB), a constellation of self-destructive impulsive behaviours including theft, self-harm, suicide attempts, sexual disinhibition, and substance use, may be a distinct sub-type of Bulimia Nervosa (BN). Prior to this study, the validity of MIB as a subtype of BN had not been empirically examined. In the current study, taxometric procedures were used to address the question of whether MIB represents a distinct subtype or occurs on one or more continua. Participants were women (N = 419) diagnosed with BN seeking treatment at a residential eating disorders facility. Taxometric procedures used were mean above below minus a cut, maximum covariance, and latent mode analyses. Indicators were bulimic behaviours (bingeing and purging), theft, suicide attempts, self-harm and alcohol use. Analyses included comparisons with simulated taxonic and dimensional data. Results were inconsistent across analyses, perhaps due to problems with indicator validity. However there was some evidence of taxonicity.

Thesis (Ph.d.)--University of Toronto, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 68-76).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Canterbury, 2007. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 55-63). Also available via the World Wide Web.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2005. / Supervisor: Eric M. Stice. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2007. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Oct. 18, 2007). Directed by Rosemery Nelson-Gray; submitted to the Dept. of Psychology. Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-70).

En el primer capítulo se ha desarrollado el marco conceptual donde se exponen las principales ideas relativas a la Bulimia Nerviosa (BN). Se presentan primero los aspectos descriptivos que abarcan la definición y clasificación diagnóstica, algunas consideraciones relativas a estos, características demográficas y de la etiología de la enfermedad. Posteriormente, se desarrollan las ideas acerca de las representaciones mentales en la BN, proporcionando primero una definición de la representación mental, para luego relacionarla con el desarrollo de la personalidad. Acto seguido, se introduce el modelo psicopatológico de Blatt y, finalmente, se explican los trastornos alimentarios (TA), en particular la BN, a partir de la teoría del self. En los capítulos posteriores, se detalla la metodología utilizada y los resultados encontrados. Finalmente, se presenta la discusión a la luz de los resultados obtenidos y de la base teórica reseñada. / Tesis