Psychology 2030A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Binge Eating Disorder, Binge Eating, Bradycardia
10 Dec 2016
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Anorexia nervosa (an) = restriction of energy intake relative to needed energy requirements resulting in inability to maintain a normal healthy body weight in context of age, sex, developmental trajectory and physical health. Amenorrhea (no period) need not be present, was removed from dsm. Measured by body mas index (bmi) low bmis (less than 18. 5) According to the dsm5 have a, b, and either 1 or all of c: intense fear of gaining weight or (cid:498)feeling fat(cid:499) Bmi is the weight in kilograms divided by the height in m2. Increase in high risk group of 15-19 year olds. Females are 3x more likely to develop the disorder. Restricting subtype exercise a lot, diet, fast, etc. but no purging or binging. Binge eating/purging subtypes have engaged in recurrent episodes of binge eating or purging (vomiting, laxatives, diuretics) or both. Dehydration, electrolyte imbalances (na/k), osteoporosis, low body temperature, low blood pressure, slow heart rate, cognitive impairment, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, etc.
