PSY 034 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Binge Eating Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa
7 Dec 2020
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Anorexia nervosa-convinced that they need to be extremely thin, and lose so much weight that they may starve themselves to death. Bulimia nervosa-go on frequent eating binges during which they consume large quantities of food, then force themselves to vomit or take other extreme steps from gaining weight. Definition-refuse to maintain more than 85% of normal body weight, intensely fears becoming overweight, has a distorted view of her weight and shape, and has stopped menstruating. Restrictive type anorexia- (at least ) reduce weight by restricting their intake of food. Binge eating/purging type anorexia nervosa-lose weight by forcing themselves to vomit after binging. 90-95% of all cases of anorexia nervosa are in females. Despite their focus on thinness and severe restrictions on food intake, they are preoccupied with food. Think in distorted ways-have a low opinion of their body shape and consider themselves to be unattractive. Also often display certain psychological problems such as depression, anxiety, and low self esteem.
