PSYC 241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder
28 Oct 2017
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Severe disturbances in eating behaviour that result from an individual"s obsessive fear of. 1. 7% of canadians meet criteria for an eating attitude problem. Person regularly engages in binge eating and purging restricting type with greater familial obesity; and use more extreme weight-control methods. Typically begins in the early to middle adolescence. Intense fear of gaining weight; fear not reduced by weight loss. Less than 85% of normal for age and height. Often after an episode of dieting and exposure to life stress. Weight loss is achieved by severely limiting food intake or excessive exercise. Binge eating-purging type is more psychologically impaired than. They also tend to weigh more in childhood; come from heavier families. Depression, ocd, phobias, panic disorder, bulimia, substance disorders, Decreased blood pressure, decreased heart rate, decreased bone mass, kidney and. In an assessment of body image, respondents indicate their indicate their current shape, Those suffering from anorexia likely to exhibit a desire for control.
