CHLH 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Debriefing, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Major Depressive Episode
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The hidden truth disordered eating is much more common; 1 in 4 college-aged women used unhealthy methods of weight control. Thin ideal concept of the ideally slim female body. Influences: life events puberty, transitions & adjustments, trauma, stress, psychological factors perfectionism, anxiety/depression, low self-esteem. Concealable stigma any characteristic identity or past experience in which an individual experiences shame, and which can be concealed. Athletic trainers healthcare professionals who collaborate with physicians. Strategies for preventing disordered eating in athletes: administrative oversight, screening, detection. Binge eating eating in a discrete period of time an amount of food that is definitely larger than most people would eat during a similar period of time in a similar circumstance. Orthorexia term used to describe individuals who take their concerns about eating. Healthy foods to a dangerous and/or obsessive extreme. Warning signs: change in mood/behavior, isolation, impairment in social functions/activities, negative self-talk, weight changes/fluctuations, body dysmorphia.