Analysis of some personality characteristics and emotional state of patients with anorexia nervosa

The article presents the results of a study of some personality characteristics and the emotional state of patients with anorexia nervosa. 30 girls with anorexia ner vosa aged 12 to 23 (17,5±5,5) years took part in the experimental psychological research. The following methods were used in the work: «Scale for assessing eating behavior» (David M. Garner, 1983, adaptation by Ilchik O. A); «Toronto Alexithymic Scale», TAS-20‑R (Author: Graham Taylor et al. (1994) Adaptation: E. G. Starostina et al. (2010)); «New Questionnaire on Tolerance of Uncertainty » Author: T. V. Kornilova (2009); Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; HDRS, HAMD. Author: M. Hamilton (1960); Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS/Ham-A) Author: M. Hamilton (1959). It has revealed that patients with anorexia nervosa have a number of common features: increased alexithymia, polar thinking, high levels of anxiety and depression.