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Keywords
Bulimia -- Psychological aspects; Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale;
Abstract
This study examined the WAIS-R profiles of five diagnosed bulimic college women. All of the women are between the ages 18-22. The subjects are undergraduate students at a state university, and attend a university support group for individuals with eating disorders. The intent of this study was to investigate if a small population of bulimic college women could lend themselves to a specific profile for bulimic women. The subjects were given the WAIS-Rand profiles were analyzed by the researcher as well as a supervising School Psychologist and an Intern School Psychologist. The findings of this study concluded that the subjects scored significantly higher as a group on the Similarities subtest, (£ < .05). The findings are reflective of the subjects, as a group, to think analytically and reason abstractly. The subjects were found to engage in negative self-talk during the examination process. The subjects displayed these verbalizations during the Arithmetic, Digit Symbol, Picture Arrangement, and Digit Span subtests. Future studies would be enhanced by the incorporation of a larger sample size concentrating on college GPA, ACT score, and socioeconomic status.
Year of Submission
1992
Degree Name
Specialist in Education
Department
Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations
First Advisor
Ralph Scott
Second Advisor
Carmen Monticenos
Third Advisor
Augustine Osman
Date Original
1992
Object Description
1 PDF file (56 leaves)
Copyright
©1992 Diane Ruth Haupt
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Haupt, Diane Ruth, "The use of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised on a population of diagnosed bulimic college women" (1992). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1421.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1421
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