PSY 3171 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Longitudinal Study, Implicit Memory, Naturalistic Observation

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3171
• Professor: Mark Coates

Document Summary

Core features of eating disorder diagnoses: anorexia nervosa (an) Core features: low weight status and dietary restriction. Body mass index (bmi) = weight/height (bmi= 18. 5-25 indicates normal range) Typically present: overevaluation of body shape/weight, body dissatisfaction, weight concerns. Sometimes present: binge eating and compensatory behaviours (ie. binge eating/purging subtype) Population point prevalence 0. 5% to 0. 8%, predominantly women. Sometimes comorbid with: obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety disorders: bulimia nervosa (bn) Core features: binge eating, compensatory behaviours, and over-evaluation of body shape/ weight. Typically present: body dissatisfaction, weight concerns, and dietary restriction. Population prevalence: 1. 0% to 1. 6%, predominantly women. Sometimes comorbid with: depression, anxiety disorders, substance use disorders: binge eating disorder. Core features: binge eating (in absence of compensatory behaviours) Sometimes present: emotional eating, over-evaluation of body shape/weight, body dissatisfaction, weight concerns, dietary restriction. Population point prevalence: 3. 6%, 60% women and 40% men. Often comorbid with: obesity and depression, sometimes comorbid with: anxiety and substance use disorders: biopsychosocial perspective.