Selflessness in anorexia nervosa as reflected in the Rorschach comprehensive system

Gili Curiel-Levy; Laura Canetti; Esti Galili-Weisstub; Myrna Milun; Eitan Gur; Eytan Bachar

doi:10.1027/1192-5604/a000028

Selflessness in anorexia nervosa as reflected in the Rorschach comprehensive system

Gili Curiel-Levy, Laura Canetti, Esti Galili-Weisstub, Myrna Milun, Eitan Gur, Eytan Bachar

Department of Psychology

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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This study examines the expression of selflessness - the tendency to ignore one's own needs and serve others' needs - in Rorschach protocols of women suffering from anorexia nervosa. The protocols of 35 women suffering from anorexia nervosa were compared to 30 protocols of a psychiatric comparison group. A multivariate analysis of variance over five variables (AG, PER, PHR, COP, and GHR) was significant: Anorexic patients showed higher characteristics of selflessness compared to the psychiatric comparison group. These findings contribute to the validation of the Rorschach technique and to the clinical observation of selflessness in anorexic patients, and they emphasize specific characteristics in the treatment of anorexia nervosa patients.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	78-93
Number of pages	16
Journal	Rorschachiana
Volume	33
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1027/1192-5604/a000028
State	Published - 21 May 2012

Keywords

Anorexia nervosa
Rorschach
Self-psychology
Selflessness
Validation of Rorschach

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Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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