PSYC 3604 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Binge Eating Disorder, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Histrionic Personality Disorder
20 Apr 2013
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No class april 10th april 3rd is the last class. Eating disorders: becoming more and more understood from a neuropsychological framework. Pro-ana: online communities of people who are committed to starvation and being excessively thin. Also seen with drug addictions as well (ways to get the most high etc): distortion of persons actual body what they perceive their body to look like. It can also reach like a delusional level. They are renowned for their lack of insight: similar to body dysmorphic disorder in that insight is very limited: treatment usually occurs after the individual is hospitalized. Typically seen in-patient program and then out-patient program. Usually only during times of stress when the eating habits come back: the damage to the body can be enduring even after treatment. Men convinced that they need to be more muscular: obsessions about being more muscular. May be some kind of flipping; the opposite of anorexia.
