HLTHAGE 1CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Binge Eating Disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating
23 Nov 2016
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Usually described as severe disturbances in eating behavior that result from the suffers obsessive fear about gaining weight. Extreme emaciation (refusal to maintain 85% of normal weight") Disturbed perception of body, undue, influence of body weight and shape in self-evaluation. Amenorrhea > removed from dsm-5 (the stop of menstruation) Health problems related to weight loss (abdominal pain, intolerance to cold, lethargy) Other difficulties include; dry/cracked skin, fine hair on face or body, anaemia, infertility, impaired kidney functioning, cardiovascular difficulties. Electrolyte imbalance that can lead to cardiac arrest or kidney failure. People with anorexia are obsessed with food, frequently develop rituals but some feel that it"s different than ocd and that these rituals develop after they begin semi- starvation. Other mental illnesses (i. e. depression) are a result of food deprivation. Repeated episodes of binge eating, inappropriate compensatory behaviours . Binges are subjective experiences, what is considered excessive may be different from person to person.
