PSY 3132 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Panic Disorder, Blood Pressure, White Matter
25 Jan 2013
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The diagnoses of these two disorders share several clinical feautures the most imp being an intense. Co-twins of patients diagnoses with a. n for ex are themselves more likely than average to have. Ms. a had a. n. anorexia refers to loss of appetite and nervosa indicates that this is for emotional. Most patients with a. n actually do not lose their appetite or interest in food. Ms. a met all the four features required for the diagnosis: 1) the person must refuse to maintain a normal body weight, that is usually taken to mean that the person weights less than 85% of what is considered normal for that persons age and height. Weight loss is typically achieved through dieting although purging (self induced vomiting, heavy use of laxatives or diuretics) and excessive exercise can also be part of the picture. 2) the person has an intense fear of gaining weight and the fear is not reduced by weight loss.
