Representation of emotions with patients suffering from bulimia nervosa

In this work we examine the main approaches to the research of emotions of patients suffering from eating disorders, and discuss possibilities to apply such terms as «emotional intelligence», «representation», and «sign-symbolic mediation» to the analysis of emotional regulation during eating disorders. In addition, we deliver the results of an empiric research on representation of emotions with patients suffering from bulimia nervosa that are interpreted based on the theoretical analysis.