PSY 3171 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Eating Disorder, Binge Eating, Health Professional
14 Mar 2019
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They develop because people believe that their body image is not what it should be: need to be in control of everything. Girls tend to have eating disorders when they become women become rounder hips and breasts: they think it is fat, but it is not fat, its totally normal. Symptoms of anorexia sleep disturbances, extreme mood swings, loss of periods, feel uncomfortable when they are full, withdrawal, don"t perceive that they have a problem, Leads to disordered relationships, work, family relations, priorities, etc: consumes their lives. Has to do with positive reinforcement for girls. Anorexia leads to someone becoming incredibly weak. It is a thought disorder and of control. Consequences loss of period, muscle weakness, bowels stop working, kidney stones, blood chemical imbalances, heart problems. Bulimia eating a large amount of food once or twice a week then trying to get rid of the food that was consumed.
