PSY240H1 Chapter 12: Chapter 12 Key Terms & Notes
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There are three specific types of eating disorders, these include: Anorexia nervosa: characterized by a pursuit of thinness that leads people to starve themselves. Bulimia nervosa: characterized by a cycle of bingeing followed by extreme behaviours to prevent weight gain, such as self-induced vomiting. Bing-eating disorder: people with this disorder regularly binge but do not engage in behaviours to purge what they eat. Amenorrhea: listed as diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa, those women and girls who have begun menstruating, the weight loss causes them to stop having menstrual cycles. Restricting type of anorexia nervosa: people refuse to eat as a way of preventing weight gain. Some attempt to go for days without eating anything; most eat very small amounts of food each day. Binge/purge type of anorexia nervosa: people periodically engage in bingeing or purging behaviours (e. g. , self-induced vomiting or the misuse of laxatives or diuretics) Bingeing: eating a large amount of food in one sitting.