PSYC 2250 Lecture 8: Eating Disorders Presentations 1-8
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About 10% of americans are thought to have eating disorders (90-95% are women) 85% of american women are dissatisfied with their weight or body. Over 70% of girls have dieted by the age of 10. Anorexia nervosa: recognized in 1952, not all skinny people are anorexic -- genetics, refers to the loss of appetite due to nervous conditions. Do(cid:374)"t (cid:396)eall(cid:455) lose appetite, ofte(cid:374) ti(cid:373)es fa(cid:373)ished (cid:894)hu(cid:374)g(cid:396)(cid:455) (cid:272)o(cid:374)ti(cid:374)uousl(cid:455)(cid:895) (cid:396)eall(cid:455) is(cid:374)"t a (cid:374)e(cid:396)(cid:448)ous (cid:272)o(cid:374)dition: 1. Refusal to maintain a normal body weight (weight loss leading to weight of 15% or more below expected norm for age and height or failing to reach expected weight if prepubescent) E(cid:454): a (cid:455)ou(cid:374)g (cid:449)o(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:449)ho is (cid:1009)"(cid:1008)"" is e(cid:454)pe(cid:272)ted to (cid:449)eigh a(cid:271)out (cid:1005)(cid:1006)(cid:1004) l(cid:271)s. but only weighs 102: 2. Distorted perception of body size, shape (i. e. thinking that you"re overweight even if thin) and self-esteem being greatly influenced by weight/body shape: 4. Most common: binge-eating/purging type: the person regularly engages in binge-eating or purging behaviors.
