Abnormal Psych. CH.9 Eating Disorders

Anorexia Nervosa --> The Medical Picture Caused by starvation: Amenorrhea Low body temperature Low blood pressure Body swelling Reduced bone density Slow heart rate Metabolic and electrolyte imbalance Dry skin, brittle nails Poor circulation Lanugo

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People with anorexia nervosa also demonstrate distorted thinking: Often have a low opinion of their body shape Tend to overestimate their actual proportions by about 20% (i.e., see themselves as 20% larger than they actually are) Hold maladaptive attitudes and beliefs "I must be perfect in every way" "I will be a better person if I deprive myself" "I can avoid guilt by not eating"

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some theorists believe that eating disorders may be related to dysfunction of the hypothalamus (specifically, the Lateral hypothalamus (LH) and theVentromedial hypothalamus (VMH)

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The peak age of onset of AN is between ___ and ___ years

14 - 18

Bulimia nervosa has a different peak onset age range.. what is it?

15-21

A main symptoms/diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa is a refusal to maintain more than ___% of normal body weight

85

Intense fears of becoming overweight or of losing control is a diagnostic criteria for which disorder?

Anorexia Nervosa

Amenorrhea is a common symptom in which eating disorder?

Anorexia nervosa

Symptoms of this disorder include a pattern of binge eating behavior but NO vomitting/excessive exercise/etc.

Binge-eating disorder

Which eating disorder is not included in the DSM-5?

Binge-eating disorder

abusing laxatives or diuretics, or engaging in excessive exercise characterizes which Anorexia nervosa subtype?

Binge-eating/purging type

Binge-purge syndrome is also known as ..

Bulimia Nervosa

anorexia nervosa is extremely more common in males T/F

FALSE. EXTREMELY more common in females

Bulimia nervosa is extremely more common in males T/F

FALSE. Like anorexia nervosa, Bulimia nervosa Is extremely common in FEMALES

What are the two main subtypes of anorexia nervosa?

Restricting type Binge-eating/purging type

Despite their dietary restrictions, people with anorexia are extremely preoccupied with food T/F

TRUE

Friends and the media can influence the occurrence of Binge-eating disorder T/F

TRUE

What are the two main types of eating disorders?

anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa

The initial aims of treatment for bulimia nervosa are to: Eliminate ... Establish ... Eliminate ....

binge-purge patterns the underlying cause of bulimic patterns good eating habits

To overcome underlying psychological problems therapists use a mixture of _______ and _________ One focus of treatment is building autonomy and self-awareness Another focus of treatment is correcting disturbed cognitions, especially client misperceptions and attitudes about eating and weight Another focus of treatment is changing family interactions But even with combined treatment, recovery is difficult and varies from person to person

education and therapy

The initial aims of treatment for anorexia nervosa are to: Restore ... Recover from ... Restore ...

proper weight malnourishment proper eating

Relapses of anorexia nervosa are usually trigger by ____

stress