NUTR 125 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Compulsive Behavior, Group Psychotherapy, Cardiac Arrest
Document Summary
Anorexia and bulimia occur 9:1 in women:men. Women held to standard of unnatural thinness. Men have images of being unnaturally muscular/big. More and more crossing ethnic and cultural groups. Recognition of disorder is critical to treatment. Below normal body weight, denial, low self-esteem (seeking approval from. Affects 1% of population (usually ages 12-25) others) Typically white females, middle to upper class. 40% of patients make a good 5-year recovery; 40% remain symptomatic but function well; 20% remain severely symptomatic and are chronically disabled; Cardiac arrest, suicide, starvation occur from anorexia. Highest mortality rate for any psychiatric condition. 4 out of every 100 college-aged females has bulimia (4% of population) Usually aware that they have a problem; can easily hide their problem. Hidden binge-and-purge habits, with elaborate food rules. Convenient, high-sugar, high-fat foods consumed then purged. Avoiding weight gain through vomiting, laxatives, excessive exercise. Can cause weight gain and weight fluctuations.
