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| 1. I am terrified about being overweight |
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| 2. I avoid eating when I am hungry |
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| 3. Find myself preoccupied with food |
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| 4. Have gone on eating binges where I feel that I may not be able to stop |
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| 5. Cut my food into small pieces |
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| 6. Aware of the calorie content of foods that I eat |
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| 7. Particularly avoid foods with a high carbohydrate content (i.e. bread, rice, potatoes, etc.) |
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| 8. Feel that others would prefer if I ate more |
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| 9. Vomit after I have eaten |
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| 10. Feel extremely guilty after eating |
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| 11. Am preoccupied with a desire to be thinner |
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| 12. Think about burning up calories when I exercise |
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| 13. Other people think that I am too thin |
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| 14. Am preoccupied with the thought of having fat on my body |
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| 15. Take longer than others to eat my meals |
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| 16. Avoid foods with sugar in them |
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| 17. Eat diet foods |
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| 18. Feel that food controls my life |
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| 19. Display self-control around food |
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| 20. Feel that others pressure me to eat |
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| 21. Give too much time and thought to food |
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| 22. Feel uncomfortable after eating sweets |
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| 23. Engage in dieting behavior |
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| 24. Like my stomach to be empty |
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| 25. Enjoy trying new rich foods |
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| 26. Have the impulse to vomit after meals |
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| Scoring:
For all items except #25, each of the responses
receives the following value:
Always = 3
Usually = 2
Often = 1
Sometimes = 0
Rarely = 0
Never = 0
For item #25, the responses receive these values:
Always = 0
Usually = 0
Often = 0
Sometimes = 1
Rarely = 2
Never = 3
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| Please respond to each of the following questions: |
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1) Have you gone on eating binges where you feel that you may
not be able to stop? |
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No Yes |
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How many times in the last 6 months? |
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2) Have you ever made yourself sick (vomited) to control your
weight or shape? |
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No Yes |
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How many times in the last 6 months? |
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3) Have you ever used laxatives, diet pills or diuretics (water pills)
to control your weight or shape? |
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No Yes |
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How many times in the last 6 months? |
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| 4) Have you ever been treated for an eating disorder? |
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No Yes |
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When? |
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| 5) Have you recently thought of or attempted suicide? |
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No Yes |
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When? |
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After scoring each item, add the scores for a total.
If your score is over 20,
we recommend that you discuss your responses
with a therapist.
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If you responded yes to any of the five YES/NO items on the
bottom of the EAT,
we also suggest that you discuss your responses
with a counselor.
The EAT-26 questionnaire is copyright David M. Garner
and Paul E. Garfinkel, 1979, and David M. Garner, et al, 1982.
Used with permission. Garner, D.M., Olmsted, M.P., Bohr, Y.,
and Garfinkel, P.E. (1982).
The Eating Attitudes Test: Psychometric features
and clinical correlates. Psychological Medicine, 12, 871-878.
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