Eating Disorder Inventory dieting, preoccupation with weight, and fear of weight gain.<br> 2. Bulimia: Episodes of binge eating and purging<br> 3. Body dissatisfaction: Not being satisfied with one's physical appearance <br> 4. Ineffectiveness: Assesses feelings of inadequacy, insecurity, worthlessness and having no control over their lives. 5. Perfectionism: Not being satisfied with anything less than perfect<br> 6. Interpersonal distrust: Reluctance to form close relationships<br> 7. Interoceptive awareness (IA): "Measures the ability of an individual to discriminate between sensations and feelings, and between the sensations of hunger and satiety",<br> 8. Maturity fears: The fear of facing the demands of adult life The first revision
Emotional eating Those who experience this biologically instigated increase in appetite during times of stress are therefore primed to rely on emotional eating as a coping mechanism. Emotional eating differs from actual hunger in a number of ways. Emotional hunger tends to hit quickly and suddenly and feels urgent, yet physical hunger is usually not as urgent or sudden unless it has been a while since a person ate. Someone who is physically hungry will often eat anything, while someone who is emotionally hungry will want something specific, such as fries or a pizza; emotional hunger is usually associated with cravings for