Chapter 14 Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating

hypokalemia

The rapid loss of electrolytes and fluid due to self-induced vomiting and diuretic abuse -Low blood levels of potassium that can cause serious cardiac arrhythmias and skeletal muscle damage

Disordered eating

eating refers to chaotic and abnormal food-related practices such as skipping meals, limiting food choices, following fad diets, and binge eating.

Purging

involves activities that limit calorie intake or increase calorie output

Binge eating

involves eating an amount of food that is much larger than what a normal person would eat in a brief period of time.

Orthorexia nervosa (ON)

is a condition characterized by an extreme obsession with eating healthy foods. -The behavior evolves into a pattern of classifying foods as "good" or "clean", "bad" or "forbidden".

Female athlete triad

is a condition that occurs as a result of the interrelationships among energy availability, menstrual function, and bone mineral density in female athletes.

Anorexia nervosa (AN)

is a severe psychological disturbance characterized by self-imposed starvation.

Amenorrhea

is the cessation of menstruation for 3 months or longer.

Menarche

is the onset of the first menstrual cycle.

Other specified" feeding or eating disorders

refers to disordered eating behavior that does not meet the full criteria for AN, BN, or BED.

Emaciation

refers to very low body weight.

Eating disorders

are psychological disturbances that lead to certain physiological changes and serious health complications

Night eating syndrome (NES)

experience episodic food binges that are not followed by purging; binges take place after the evening meal and when the person wakens from sleep during the night.

Phototherapy

refers to exposure to certain wavelengths of light by use of a specific lamp for prescribed amounts of time.

Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT)

is a form of psychotherapy that strives to improve skills used to manage stress, anxiety, or feelings of inadequacy.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

is a psychological treatment approach that addresses unhealthy behavior by challenging current beliefs and replacing them with more realistic thoughts.

Bulimia nervosa (BN)

is a severe psychological condition characterized by repeated episodes of binge eating followed by unhealthy behaviors to prevent weight gain.

Diabulimia

is a term used to describe people with type I diabetes who manipulate their body weight by skipping insulin injections or using less insulin than prescribed.

Binge-eating disorder (BED)

is an eating disorder featuring recurrent episodes of binge eating that are not followed by purging behaviors.

Muscle dysmorphia

is an unhealthy preoccupation with the body being too small or not muscular enough.