PSYCH 2367.02 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Binge Eating
12 Apr 2016
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High rates of body dissatisfaction no matter the weight. Eating behavior graph shows the relation between feelings and food pairing. May turn to food if you feel a certain way: if feeling bad about ourselves, turn to junk food. Defined as restrictive intake of food leading significantly low body weight (bmi is less than or equal to 17) Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, or persistent behavior that interferes with weight gain. Disturbance in experience of one"s body weight/shape, lack of insight of low body weight. (i. e. , they don"t even realize they are tiny, because altered perception of their own body (called dysmorphia ) Restricting: strict control over what is eaten, very detailed control of intake, and often record each bite, no variability in diet. Binge-eating/purging: engaging in binge eating, purging behaviors (vomiting, laxatives, etc. , the distinction between this subtype and bulimia, is the low body weight.
