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Waller, Glenn; Ruddock, Angela – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1995
An adaptation of the Stroop Test (using colored words related to sexual abuse) impaired color-naming in eating-disordered women (n=50) and in comparison women reporting sexual abuse. The interference effect was related to abuse characteristics, degree of bulimic psychopathology, and frequency of binging. A two-stage model of cognitive reaction to…
Descriptors: Bulimia, Cognitive Processes, Eating Disorders, Emotional Problems