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Year 2 Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Contemporary Study for Anorexia : Guardia et al
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What was the aim of Guardia et al's study on anorexia?
To investigate body perception in
anorexics
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What was the sample size of anorexic patients in the study?
25
anorexic patients
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Where were the participants from in the study?
Students from Lille,
France
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How were the anorexic patients and controls matched?
Matched for
age
and
education
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What criteria did the patients fulfill for diagnosis?
DSM IV R
criteria
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What was the mean age of participants in the study?
24 years
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What were the BMI differences between anorexics and controls?
15.645
for anorexics,
22.06
for controls
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What was a weakness regarding the generalizability of the study?
All
participants
were from
Lille
, France
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Why is the study considered ethnocentric?
Findings
may not apply to other cultures
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What is a limitation of the sample size in the study?
Small sample size may
skew
results
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How did matching participants on age and education benefit the study?
Reduces participant
variable
effects
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What measurements were assessed in the procedure?
Shoulder width
,
height
, and
weight
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What questionnaires were used to gather data on body dissatisfaction?
Body shape questionnaire
&
eating disorder inventory 2
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How many items were in the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ)?
34
items
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What was a weakness related to social desirability in the study?
Patients
may show social desirability bias
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What ethical consideration was addressed in the study?
Informed consent
was obtained
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How many different openings were projected in the procedure?
50
different openings
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What was the range of the openings projected?
30-80
cm
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How was the first-person perspective assessed?
Participants
judged
their own body fitting
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What was the experimenter's height and weight?
1.6
m and
50
kg
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What was a strength of the study's procedure?
Standardized procedure increases
reliability
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Why does the study have high task validity?
Judging body fitting is a natural
behavior
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What is a weakness regarding ecological validity in the study?
Conducted in a
lab
with projections
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What was the mean ratio for AN patients in the first-person perspective?
1.321
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What was the mean ratio for controls in the first-person perspective?
1.106
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What does a ratio less than 1 indicate?
Body
cannot pass through the opening
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What type of data was used in the study?
Quantitative
data
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What ethical issue was raised regarding the study's procedure?
Judging their own body
could be
triggering
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How can the study's findings be applied in treatment?
Informs
cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
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What are the strengths and weaknesses of Guardia et al's study on anorexia?
Strengths:
Matched participants on age and education
Standardized procedure increases reliability
High task validity due to natural behavior
Informed consent obtained
Weaknesses:
Lacks generalizability due to location and gender
Small sample size may skew results
Social desirability bias may affect accuracy
Low ecological validity due to lab setting
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