PSYCH257 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Binge Eating Disorder, Milkshake, Eating Disorder
11 Feb 2020
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Cut everything like sugar, milk out of diet, started exercising vigorously. She thought it was great and did not tell anyone. Period stopped, hair was falling out and had a heart attack: anorexia nervosa: Do eat but in a very specific way. They say they don"t care if they gain weight, but they are not able to change their behaviours to gaining weight. They are constantly thinking about what they are eating and this interferes with their school and life. This fear of gaining weight is very strong. 2 subtypes of anorexia: restrictive type (an-r, binge-purge type (an-bp) Discrete period of time 2 hours or less, really large quantities of food, given context and timeframe. Only 50% of calories are taken away through self-induced vomiting. Bulimia healthy normal weight or overweight. Bulimia also avoiding carbs and fats and trying to lose weight. Dual life: common type of thing, no obvious way of knowing.
