PSYC 241 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder
9 Dec 2011
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Anorexia nervosa individuals have an intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat. Believe that eating forbidden foods (i. e. high calories) will result in significant amounts of. Body weight; anorexia is always underweight while bulimia typically within normal weight range. Some engage in excessive exercise as a means of weight gain achieving weight loss. Purging self-induced vomiting, laxative abuse, or abuse of enemas or diuretics. Often linked with low self-esteem; one has a disturbance in body image. Common features: social withdrawal, irritability, preoccupation with food, and depression (may be linked to the state of semi-starvation) Prevalence: 0. 3% in females and 0. 02% in males. Diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa: pursuit and maintenance of an extremely low body weight, below 85% of one"s expected body weight, or, body mass index (bmi) of 17. 5. Irrational fear of gaining weight or becoming fat despite being significantly underweight.
