PSY 3391 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Peptide Yy, Adipose Tissue, Mental Disorder

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3391
• Professor: Nafissa Ismail

Document Summary

Serotonin may be involved in the symptoms of sad: The dsm-v describes two classi cations of anorexia nervosa: (1) restricting type (in which individuals maintain their low body mass mainly by severe dieting and excessive exercise) (2) binge eating purging type (in which individuals maintain their low body mass by methods such as self-induced vomiting or overuse of laxatives, diuretics, and enemas) The prevalence of anorexia nervosa among women in north america is estimated at 0. 5%. Personality people who are perfectionists, competitive, demanding on themselves may develop a distorted image of their body which will make them engage in behaviours like anorexia nervosa. Situational factors people who have experienced repeated sexual abuse, girls who are parts of sports that are intense (gymnastics), modelling will put them at more of a risk for developing these disorders. Is the only psychiatric disorder that requires an endocrine dysfunction (i. e. , menstrual abnormalities) as a criterion for diagnosis.