MOOD, SELF-PERCEPTION AND 24-HOUR AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE IN HEALTHY FEMALES

这项研究是为了扩展先前的GCRC研究（1083），该研究发现患有神经性贪食症的女性表现出对压力的交感神经活动减弱，但皮质醇活动增强。 此外，心理社会问卷调查显示，暴食症报告更多的负面情绪，感知压力，和适应不良的应对技能相比，健康对照组。 因此，本研究拟通过研究那些在进食障碍量表上得分高的人与那些得分低但不符合当前或终身进食障碍诊断的人，来调查处于发展为进食障碍风险的个体的血压、心率、儿茶酚胺和皮质醇水平。 此外，还将评估心理社会因素。 这样的调查结果可能有影响，以确定是否钝交感神经功能和消极的心理社会因素之前或神经性食欲不振的后果。

This study is to extend a previous GCRC study (1083) which found that women with Bulimia Nervosa exhibit blunted sympathetic activity to stress but heightened cortisol activity. In addition, psychosocial questionnaires revealed that bulimics reported more negative mood, perceived stress, and maladaptive coping skills compared with healthy controls. Thus, this present study is proposed to investigate blood pressure, heart rate, catecholamines, and cortisol levels in individuals at risk for developing an eating disorder by studying those scoring high on an eating disorder scale versus those scoring low but who do not meet current or lifetime diagnosis for eating disorders. In addition, psychosocial factors will be assessed. Results of such an investigation may have implications for determining whether blunted sympathetic function and negative psychosocial factors precede or are a consequence of Bulima Nervosa.