PSY 340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating, Psy
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Eating disorders: anorexia nervosa presentation by kristin. Restricting type: reduce weight by restricting intake. Binge eating and purging: eat tons and vomit or abuse laxatives: bulimia nervosa by jessica h. Disorder marked by frequent eating binges followed by extreme behaviors to prevent gaining weight: binge : episode of uncontrollable eating during which a person ingests a very large amount of food. Binge listed above: occurs 1-30 times a week, high caloric food or sweet food, 1000-1000 calories in 1 binge, people feel powerless to the urge to binge. Purge- compensatory behavior to avoid gaining weight: fasting, excessive exercise, laxatives, etc, forced vomiting. Characteristics: concerned with pleasing others, more sexually experienced, history of mood swings, personality d/o, health issues, serious dental problems. Causes: begins after a period of dieting usually, multidimensional risk factor, multiple factors in situation to cause the psychological d/o to surface, more factors, higher risk, biological factors, societal pressure, family, multicultural factors.
