CARANDANG, AYESHA MAIRA G.

JANUARY 26, 2024

PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26)©

Instructions: This is a screening measure to help you determine whether you might have an eating disorder
that needs professional attention. This screening measure is not designed to make a diagnosis of an eating
disorder or take the place of a professional consultation. Please fill out the below form as accurately, honestly
and completely as possible. There are no right or wrong answers. All of your responses are confidential.
Part A: Complete the following questions:
1) Birth
Month: Day: Year: 2) Gender: Male Female
Date
3) Height
Inches: □ □
Feet :
4) Current Weight 5) Highest Weight (excluding
(lbs.): pregnancy):
6) Lowest Adult 7: Ideal
Weight: Weight:
Part B: Check a response for each of the following Some
statements: Always Usually Often times Rarely Never
1. Am terrified about being overweight. □ □ □ □ □ □
2. 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 food 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. Have the impulse to vomit after meals. □ □ □ □ □ □
26. Enjoy trying new rich foods. □ □ □ □ □ □
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Once a 2-3 Once Once a
Part C: Behavioral Questions: times
Never month or times a a day or
In the past 6 months have you: a
less month week more
week
Gone on eating binges where you feel that you may
A □ □ □ □ □ □
not be able to stop? *
Ever made yourself sick (vomited) to control your
B □ □ □ □ □ □
weight or shape?
Ever used laxatives, diet pills or diuretics (water
C □ □ □ □ □ □
pills) to control your weight or shape?
Exercised more than 60 minutes a day to lose or to
D □ □ □ □ □ □
control your weight?
E Lost 20 pounds or more in the past 6 months Yes □ No □
* Defined as eating much more than most people would under the same circumstances and feeling that eating
is out of control
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Copyright: EAT-26: (Garner et al. 1982, Psychological Medicine, 12, 871-878); adapted by D. Garner with permission.