PSYCH 270 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Binge Eating Disorder, Binge Eating, Bulimia Nervosa
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3) eating large amounts even if not hungry. 6) feeling bad after the binge no compensatory behavior is present distorted body image body shape and weight are extremely important to self- evaluation. Key changes restriction of food that leads to very low body weight rather than refusal to maintain weight as criterion minimum frequency of binging/purging once/week instead of twice/week for at least. 11. 2 describe neurobiological, sociocultural and psychological factors of the etiology of eating disorders neurobiological sociocultural psychological. Endogenous opioids play a role in bulimia at least. Dopamine linked to motivation to get food. + thinness is the ideal female body in america. Women are more likely to be dieters than men. People judge their worth by appearance and body mass. 11. 3 discuss issues surrounding obesity in the u. s. intense fear of at occurs in western cultures. White americans become dissatisfied w/ their bodies as bmi rises. There is greaters eating disturbances among white women than black women.
