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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

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Date Original

1992

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1 PDF file (56 leaves)

Language

en

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application/pdf

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