PSYC 3140 Lecture Notes - Binge Eating Disorder, Body Mass Index, Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
27 Feb 2013
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Quiz 5 and 6 will be due feb 25th and midterm feb 26th. Midterm: chapters 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, lecture material, 50 mc, 1 hour, lecture after test. Eating disorders prevalence risk are models. Current picture eating issues: 3% of women will have an eating disorder in their lifetime, prevalence among female athletes is even higher. Body mass index (bmi) fat: a score that is calculated based on a person"s weight and height. It is used to estimate body: seriously underweight bmi under 17. 5, underweight bmi 17. 5-18. 5, normal range bmi 18. 5-24. 9, overweight bmi 24. 9 Binge eating disorder: typically overweight, have eating binges but not the inappropriate compensatory behaviour (do not use self- induced vomiting, likely will be a disorder in dsm-5 (currently in appendix) Refer to handout for physical complications of eating disorders. Eating disorder not otherwise specified: example: dancers are always told to dance perfectly, higher order eating disorders in western culture.
