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EATING ATTITUDES TEST(EAT-26)

Answer each question with  Always, Usually, Often,

Sometimes, Rarely or Never

Questions:











1. I am terrified about being overweight






2. I avoid eating when I am hungry






3. Find myself preoccupied with food






4. Have gone on eating binges where I feel that I may not be able to stop






5. Cut my food into small pieces






6. Aware of the calorie content of foods that I eat






7. Particularly avoid foods with a high carbohydrate content (i.e. bread, rice, potatoes, etc.)






8. Feel that others would prefer if I ate more






9. Vomit after I have eaten






10. Feel extremely guilty after eating






11. Am preoccupied with a desire to be thinner






12. Think about burning up calories when I exercise






13. Other people think that I am too thin






14. Am preoccupied with the thought of having fat on my body






15. Take longer than others to eat my meals






16. Avoid foods with sugar in them






17. Eat diet foods






18. Feel that food controls my life






19. Display self-control around food






20. Feel that others pressure me to eat






21. Give too much time and thought to food






22. Feel uncomfortable after eating sweets






23. Engage in dieting behavior






24. Like my stomach to be empty






25. Enjoy trying new rich foods






26. Have the impulse to vomit after meals






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
¨

Please respond to each of the following questions:
1) Have you gone on eating binges where you feel that you may
 not be able to stop?
No Yes How many times in the last 6 months?
2) Have you ever made yourself sick (vomited) to control your
 weight or shape?
No Yes How many times in the last 6 months?
3) Have you ever used laxatives, diet pills or diuretics (water pills)
 to control your weight or shape?
No Yes How many times in the last 6 months?
4) Have you ever been treated for an eating disorder?
No Yes When?
5) Have you recently thought of or attempted suicide?
No Yes When?

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.

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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