PSYC 3140 Lecture Notes - Antidepressant, Mania, Edwin S. Shneidman
16 Sep 2014
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50 questions multiple choice: know people in textbook. 3% of women will have an eating disorder in their lifetime: prevalence among female athletes is even higher. 80-90 % of women dislike the shape or size of their bodies. 50% of hs girls and 20% of hs boys are on a diet or want to lose weight. 80% of 10 year olds are on a diet; 50% of 9 year olds are on a diet: some young girls report being more afraid of becoming fat than they are of cancer. Bmi body mass index: body mass index is a score that is calculated based on a person"s weight and height. It is used to estimate body fat: cut off score 17. 5 underweight. Anorexia nervosa (an: definition anorexia physiological decrease appetite nervosa psychological causation. Loss of appetite: dsm-5 criteria, refusal to maintain body weight (previously defined as <85% of expected weight or bmi<17. 5).
