PSY 3173 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Heritability, Prevalence, Binge Eating
17 Feb 2017
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Body dissatisfaction: dissatisfaction with size and/or shape of one"s body or body parts (e. g. stomach) Weight concerns: preoccupied with body weight, a desire to lose weight, the pursuit of thinness. Over-evaluation of shape/weight: unique influence of body shape and weight on one"s scheme for self-evaluation. Compensatory behaviors: inappropriate behaviors to compensate for the amount of food that they eat and to prevent weight gain (e. g. self-induced vomiting, misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or other medications; fasting; excessive exercise. Dietary restriction: behavioral attempts to restrict food intake for weight loss (e. g. skipping meals) Emotional eating: related to binge eating, but more emphasis on increased eating in response to negative emotions (e. g. sadness, distress) Low weight status: low body weight considering one"s age, gender, developmental trajectory, and physical health. Severely underweight (body mass index [bmi] = 17. 0) which is below 18. 5. Core features: low weight status and dietary restriction. Bmi 18. 5 to 25 indicates normal range.
