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Empathy, Mentalizing, and Cognitive Functioning in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa by George Konstantakopoulos; Nikoleta Ioannidi; Panayiotis Patrikelis; Frangiskos Gonidakis is a Psychology article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Empathy, Mentalizing, and Cognitive Functioning in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa about?
The existing evidence on the specific profile and the determinants of empathic and mentalizing abilities in anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) is not conclusive. Moreover, it is not clear whether patients with eating disorders also exhibit diminished ability to accurately appraise their own empathic skills. We examine in AN and BN: (a) the impairments in various aspects of empathy and theory of mind (ToM), while accounting for the effect of other cognitive functions and (b) the accuracy of self-appraisal of empathy. Self-reported and performance-based empathy, ToM, and cognitive functions were assessed in 46 patients with AN, 30 patients with BN, and 42 healthy controls (HC). Both AN and BN patients reported diminished overall empathic abilities, whereas only BN patients reported reduced cognitive empathy compared to HC. Deficits in performance-based empathy were found in both patient groups. Cognitive ToM was impaired only in AN. Significant correlations between self-reported and performance-based empathy were found in BN and HC but not in AN. Cognitive deficits negatively affected the self-appraisal of empathy in AN but not empathic skills per se. Our findings highlig
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- Author
- George Konstantakopoulos; Nikoleta Ioannidi; Panayiotis Patrikelis; Frangiskos Gonidakis
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Group; Informa UK (Taylor & Francis); Taylor & Francis; Informa UK Limited; The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers (ISSN 1747-0919)
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Psychology (Social Sciences)