PSY 247 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Nightmare Disorder, Diaphragmatic Breathing, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
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Bulimia and anorexia: intense fear of obesity. Acts like an intense obsession, extremely important for them to avoid being overweight: driven to be thin. Patient feels they will lose their social status if they become overweight. Social status is much more important for teenagers, so loss of that status can be very, very troubling: preoccupied with food, weight, and appearance, high need for perfection. This often causes individual to struggle with anxiety and depression. Ex: there"s a little bit of fat here, or here, etc: often begins after a period of dieting. Loss of weight during dieting can spiral out of control and result in the. Bulimia nervosa eating disorder: binge eating- excess amounts of food; it can be massive amounts of food. Relatively small teenage girl can sometimes out-eat what a fully grown man can eat. Ex: in an hour, a teenage girl can eat 8,000 calories during a binge. Must be perceived as out of control".
