Sofia Gaspar (**)
RESUMO
A anorexia nervosa é uma perturbação do comportamento alimentar cujos sintomas e etiologia se encontram ainda em discussão no âmbito da pesquisa psicológica e clínica (Waller, 1993). Alguns estudos (Bakan et al., 1993; Kadambari et al., 1986; O'Connor et al., 1987; Woodruff et al., 1994) assinalam que o vegetarianismo, uma escolha alimentar alternativa às dietas ortodoxas, ocorre em simultâneo com alguns casos de anorexia nervosa. Neste sentido, torna-se fundamental delinear neste artigo os sintomas e características demográficas que caracterizam estes dois comportamentos alimentares, de modo a ser posteriormente avaliada uma eventual relação entre estes. Complementarmente, uma perspectiva fenomenológica e sociocultural é aqui proposta no sentido de realçar alguns dos processos que clarificam a tríade mente/corpo/sociedade expressa nestes 'padrões alimentares'. Alguns argumentos breves são sugeridos num comentário final, de modo a serem introduzidas futuras linhas de investigação teóricas e empíricas.
Palavras-chave: Anorexia nervosa, vegetarianismo, relação mente/corpo/sociedade.
ABSTRACT
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder whose symptoms and aetiology are still being discussed within psychological and clinical research (Waller, 1993). Some studies (Bakan et al., 1993; Kadambari et al., 1986; O'Connor et al., 1987; Woodruff et al., 1994) assign that vegetarianism, an alternative eating choice to ortodox diets, occurs simultaneously to some cases of anorexia nervosa. In this sense, it is fundamental to map in this paper the symptoms and demographic features which caracterise these two eating behaviours, so that to further evaluate an eventual relationship between them. Complementary, a phenomenological and sociocultural perspective is here proposed so to highlight some of the processes which might clarify the mind/body/society triad expressed in these 'food patterns'. Some brief arguments are suggested as a final comment, in order to introduce further lines of theoretical and empirical investigations.
]]> Key words: Anorexia nervosa, vegetarianism, relation mind/body/society.
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(*) Este artigo é uma versão adaptada da dissertação final do Mestrado de Psicologia Experimental (MSc Experimental Psychology) frequentado pela autora na Universidade de Sussex, Reino Unido, entre 1997/98. ]]> (**) Socióloga. Endereço para correspondência sobre o artigo: Urbanização do Lidador, Rua Um, 529, 4470 Maia, Portugal.
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