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Internal body image in patients with eating disorders
No full textAccording to DSM-IV, in the eating disorders there is a disturbed perception of body image and a non-acceptance of one's physical characteristics (Thomson et al, 1995, Lunnar et al, 2000, van den Berg et al, 2002). The attempt to force the body into stereotypical cultural images is an important strategy to maintain one's self-esteem. This may produce a violent and partial use of the body, so that physiological processes become object 01 exercise of one's self-control and self- discipline, with the need to control the functions digestion and evacuation, and to expel through vomiting and evacuation. Another biological dimension is amenorrhea, related to the refusal of genitality. Previous researches by Amann Gainotti (Amann , 1988, 2001; 2002; Amann Gainotti, et al, 1992; 1993, 2004a, 2004b, 2004c) about inside-of-the-body drawings evidenced a developmental sequence in the spontaneous anatomical notions and a tendency in young adults to produce 'metaforic/simbolic' drawings. The purpose of the present research was to examine, in a comparative perspective, the structure, the contents and the qualitative aspects of the drawings of the inside 01 the body of subjects with eating disorders. The constant worry about physical appearance, and pathological use of the body. could al so determine a distorted representation of one's biologicaI functions. organs and biological systems involved. Subjects 01 the study were a group of 40 anorexic and bulimic women, aged 16 to 38 years, outpatients patients in a specialized structure in Rome. Results. The drawings 01 the inside of the body of the subjects show peculiar features related to their anatomical and physiological worries
Disturbi dell'alimentazione e vissuto corporeo
No full textL’immagine corporea, com’è noto (Schilder, 1935; Schonfeld, 1963; Jodelet, 1963), è un concetto estremamente complesso, esito di un’interazione dinamica fra il nostro aspetto esteriore e tutti quei processi emotivi e cognitivi di percezione, valutazione, memorie e relazioni, connessi all’esperienza corporea, prima fra tutti, l’esperienza di contatto con i propri genitori nei primi anni di vita e l’esperienza di rispecchiamento legata alle prime relazioni interpersonali. Le esperienze successive andranno a collocarsi e a integrare l’immagine originaria, frutto anche delle esperienze fisiologiche, legate all’alimentazione, all’evacuazione e a tutti i processi organici. Ove vi sia una particolare preoccupazione corporea, nelle nostre immagini mentali, il correlato anatomico e il processo fisiologico coinvolto saranno comunque posti al centro dell’attenzione. In base alle considerazioni di cui sopra abbiamo ipotizzato che l’attenzione selettiva su determinate zone e funzioni anatomiche che si verifica nei disturbi dell’alimentazione potrebbe tradursi in rappresentazioni alterate delle proprie funzioni biologiche e degli apparati a esse deputate. Per verificare tale ipotesi ci siamo avvalsi dei numerosi studi da noi condotti sul disegno dell’interno del corpo (Amann Gainotti, 1988; Nenci, Di Prospero, Amann Gainotti, 1989; Amann Gainotti, et al. 1993, 1999; Amann Gainotti, Carpentieri, 2003) in età evolutiva, con bambini e adolescenti dai 5 ai 18 anni, e con campioni di popolazioni adulte, normali e patologiche. I primi risultati conseguiti mostrano che nei soggetti anoressici e bulimici, il vissuto corporeo problematico e la focalizzazione su determinate funzioni fisiologiche si riflette nel disegno dell'interno del corpo, con un’attenzione privilegiata sulle aree anatomiche connesse ai vissuti problematici
Spontaneous geographical maps of Europe by Italian school children
No full textThis preliminary investigation is part of a wider research
on children’s spontaneous ideas and representations
of Europe (Amann Gainotti 2006) that include
different conceptual areas and notions. These have to
do with spatial and geographical notions, naý ̈ve physical
models of the earth and also with developmental
changes in personal and social identity
Primary school children’s drawings of Europe: A study on italian children”. Abstracts of the XXIX International Congress of Psychology
No full textThe study is part of a wider research ( Amann Gainotti , 2006 ; Amann Gainotti, Pallini , 2006,2007) that aimed at gaining knowledge about European children’s spontaneous ideas and representations of Europe before being taught about Europe in schools . 150 Italian children from first to fifth grade of primary school were asked , after a short interview, to make a drawing of Europe. Results show that children’s graphic representations of Europe follow precise developmental patterns, that outline their very first spatial and geographical notions and give an idea about how “cognitive maps” of a complex entity as Europe are constructed during childhood
Mechanisms of Circulatory Abnormalities and Fatigue in Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases
No full textPremature fatigue, a hallmark of individuals with cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure or hypertension, substantially impairs the patients\u27 ability to effectively execute tasks of daily living. Although researchers long believed that patients\u27 abnormal circulatory response to physical activity contributed to this premature fatigue, they did not fully understand the mechanism(s)underlying the circulatory abnormalities. Markus Amann, PhD, and colleagues recently discovered that both heart failure and hypertension impair an important neurocirculatory control mechanism in humans-specifically, a reflex loop mediated by neural feedback from muscles to the central nervous system. This impairment results in excessive sympathetic nervous system activity, and largely accounts for the circulatory abnormalities observed during physical activities. In additional experiments, Amann\u27s group demonstrated that the mechanism underlying the impaired circulatory control also accounts for the premature fatigue and limited ability to execute tasks of daily living in patients with cardiovascular diseases
Gaetano M. Perrella, C. M., I luoghi santi, Collection Monografie del Collegio Alberoni, n° 15, 1936
No full textAmann E. Gaetano M. Perrella, C. M., I luoghi santi, Collection Monografie del Collegio Alberoni, n° 15, 1936. In: Revue des Sciences Religieuses, tome 17, fascicule 4, 1937. pp. 502-504
P. N. Harrison, M. A., D. D., Polycarp's two Epistles to the Phïlippians, 1936
No full textAmann E. P. N. Harrison, M. A., D. D., Polycarp's two Epistles to the Phïlippians, 1936. In: Revue des Sciences Religieuses, tome 17, fascicule 3, 1937. pp. 344-348
P. Mauro da Leonessa, O. M. C, S. Ippolito della via Tiburtina. Studio storico-critico, 1935
No full textAmann E. P. Mauro da Leonessa, O. M. C, S. Ippolito della via Tiburtina. Studio storico-critico, 1935. In: Revue des Sciences Religieuses, tome 16, fascicule 2, 1936. pp. 236-238
P. Mauro da Leonessa, O. M. C, S. Ippolito della via Tiburtina. Studio storico-critico, 1935
No full textAmann E. P. Mauro da Leonessa, O. M. C, S. Ippolito della via Tiburtina. Studio storico-critico, 1935. In: Revue des Sciences Religieuses, tome 16, fascicule 2, 1936. pp. 236-238
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