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

这项研究是对先前的GCRC研究(1083)的扩展，该研究发现患有神经性暴食症的女性对压力表现出迟钝的交感活性，但皮质醇活性增强。此外，心理社会问卷显示，与健康对照组相比，暴食症患者报告了更多的负面情绪、感知到的压力和不适应的应对技能。因此，这项研究建议通过研究那些在饮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饮食障碍诊断的人，来调查饮食障碍风险个体的血压、心率、儿茶酚胺和皮质醇水平。此外，还将评估心理社会因素。这项研究的结果可能对确定迟钝的交感神经功能和负面的心理社会因素是先于还是后遗症有影响。

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.