HLTHAGE 2G03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Binge Eating Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating
13 Apr 2016
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Usually described as severe disturbances in eaing behaviour that result from the suferer"s obsessive fear about gaining weight. Some prefer "dieing disorder", because it usually incorporates an obsession to lose weight - does this suggest a spectrum between diets and eaing disorders. Extreme emaciaion (refusal to maintain 85% of "normal" weight) Disturbed percepion of one"s body giving undue inluence to body weight and shape in self- evaluaion - wrap up their self-worth in their body image. Hungry, but starve oneself (belief that they don"t feel hungry). Denying seriousness of low body weight - they don"t see their low body weight as a problem, rather it is a choice. Pride in success (losing weight) - pride in denying themselves food. Food (and its avoidance) central to everyday life - food becomes an obsession. Amenorrhea (their period would stop coming) -> removed from dsm-5 - removal of this opened up more people to treatment.
