Abstract
In this paper, I discuss empirical evidence regarding anorexic patients’ distorted body representations. I fit this evidence into a broader framework for understanding how the spatial content of the body is tracked and represented. This framework is motivated by O'Shaughnessy’s (1980) long-term body image hypothesis. This hypothesis posits a representation that tracks changes in the spatial content of the body and supplies this content to other body representations. I argue that a similar kind of body representation might exist and, in the case of anorexia, be distorted. Finally, I suggest that this body representation might become distorted through influence by affect.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 17-33 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Consciousness and Cognition |
Volume | 51 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 May 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Anorexia nervosa
- Body representation
- Body schema
- Long-term body image
- Tactile form