01:830:340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Age 13, Kidney Stone Disease, Starvation Response
12 Apr 2017
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Serotonin and dopamine (levels of serotonin and dopamine can increase impulsivity- which you can see in bulimia; hard to propel back) If you restrict, you lose tryptophan have low serotonin, you get depression and eating disorders. Food binges extreme eating to lower negative emotions (not just enjoying eating or anything) Concerned about shape and weight (counterintuitive thinking they are concerned with their shape but they can"t control themselves. ) Belief that popularity and self-esteem are determined by weight and body shape. You can"t recognize them (they"re not losing a lot of weight because the food is digesting and even when you throw up, the fat is still consumed) Sense of lack of control over eating during the episode like binge, you feel out of control, and the negative feelings are pushing you and you don"t know when and how to stop. Recurrent inappropriate compensatory behavior in order to prevent weight gain going to be vomiting.
