PSYC 188 Lecture 11: Compulsive Eating
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Eating when you"re hungry and stopping when you"re full. Eating when you"re not hungry and not stopping when you"re sated. Irresistible urge to eat that leads to people acting against their will. Munching on a bag of popcorn during movie. Persistent eating of non-nutritive, non-food substances for over 1 month. Repeated regurgitation of food for over 1 month. Food avoidance based on the sensory characteristics of food. Restriction of energy intake relative to requirements, leading to low body weight and poor health. Disturbance in the way one"s body weight/shape is perceived. More than what most can eat in 2 hours. Seasonal disorder: seasonal depression d/t lack of light. Substance abuse: use of psychostimulants (misreg) to reduce hunger. More than what one would eat in 2 hours. Satiation is lower for fats and carbs than protein. Start at withdrawal from purging -> figure 8 -> back to purge withdrawal.
