PSY 262 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Binge Eating Disorder, Binge Eating, Eating Disorder
10 May 2017
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Dsm-5 criteria: restricted caloric intake resulting in body weight significantly below the minimum normal weight for one"s age and height. Involves self-induced vomiting or use of laxatives or diuretics to control weight, often after binge eating. Individuals of normal weight who meet the other criteria for anorexia nervosa. Individual who meet the criteria for bulimia nervosa or binge-eating disorder except that binge eating occurs less than once a week or has been present for less than 3 months. Individuals with night-eating syndrome, a distressing pattern of binge eating late at night or after awakening from sleep. Individuals who do not binge but frequently purge (self-induced vomiting, misuse of laxatives, diuretics or enemas) as a means to control weight. Biological: moderate heritability, pubertal weight gain, appetitive neural circuitry, dopamine, gherlin and leptin. Psychological: body image dissatisfaction/distortions, low self-esteem or lack of, perfectionism or other personality characteristic, childhood sexual or physical abuse.
