HLTHAGE 1CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Binge Eating Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating
26 Nov 2017
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Anorexia nervosa: extreme emaciation (refusal to maintain 85% of normal weight, disturbed perception of body, undue influence of body weight and shape in self- evaluation, hungry, but starves oneself. Problems associated w/ an: sexual difficulties and disinterest something to be avoided, lack of impulse control product of the starvation itself. Mode that is animalistic in nature: health problems related to weight loss (abdominal pain, lethargy, other difficulties include; fine hair on face, infertility, cardiovascular difficulties, electrolyte imbalance. Comorbidity & anorexia: high concordance rates w/ ocd and depression. Someone w/ an obsession could focus on food, and that could facilitate an eating disorder. People w/ anorexia frequently develop rituals, but some feel these are different than ocd: starvation itself causes all sorts of behavioral/psychological changes may replicate other disorders. Taking laxatives: repeated episodes or binge eating inappropriate compensatory behaviors , binge: inappropriate amount, lack of control.
