PSY 3171 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Binge Eating, Amenorrhoea, Depressant

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3171
• Professor: Giorgio Tasca

Document Summary

What is the diagnostic criteria for anorexia: refusal to maintain body weight at a minimal acceptable level. Irrational fear of gaining weight: distortion in the experience/significance of body weight (amenorrhea for females) What are the subtypes of anorexia: restricting, binge eating/purging. What is bulimia nervosa: episodes of binge eating followed by compensatory behaviours designed to prevent weight gain, tend to be in the normal weight range, purging behaviours have serious medical consequences impaired renal function and arrhythmias. What is the diagnostic criteria for bulimia: recurrent episodes of objective binging and inappropriate compensatory behaviours such as self- induced vomiting. What are the subtypes: purging type, non-purging type (exercise and fasting) In anorexia; they don"t see that they have a problem and their binges consist of a regular meals worth of food. In bulimia: they see that they have a problem, their binges consist of an entire day or two (or three)"s worth of calories.