PSY 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Family Therapy, Cognitive Distortion, Binge Eating Disorder
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Used to be chartered by 15% lower bmi. Now not only what your weight is but along with your health habits as well intense fear of gaining weight self-evaluation (negative body image & cognitive distorted image) cognitive distortion. Anorexia restriction intake 20-30 calories a day. Most rate eating disorder- rates on the rise. Reoccurring episodes of binging with lack of control. Intense fear of not being the right body size . Prevalence: eating disorders rare in children, 16-20 year olds most prevalent, 3:1 women to men, steroids in men. Causal factors: disorders have a social effect to them, family influence, should you really wear that dress or bathing suit? , huge media impact, neuroticism (negative affect, abuse, or past childhood social factors. Biological causal factors: genetics, brain effects- serotonin. For anorexia: medication (ssri, maybe antipsychotics (for distorted body image, treatment of choice- family therapy, embracing healthy body image and behaviors.
