01:830:340 Study Guide - Final Guide: Dysthymia, Constipation, Insomnia

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:340
• Professor: Professor Lyra Stein

Document Summary

Symptoms: binge eating: eating an amount of food that is clearly larger than most people would eat under similar circumstances in a fixed period of time (2 hour period, 1000 calories!, lack of control, fat, high carb intake, triggered by unhappy mood, subjective vs. objective mood, a few times a week to 20 30 times a day. Inappropriate compensatory behavior such as purging: self induced vomiting, misuse of laxatives, diuretics, and enemas, excessive exercise, fasting, purging has only limited effectiveness in reducing caloric intake, occurs at least once a month for 3 months, excessive emphasis on weight and shape, a symptom that is shared with anorexia nervosa, self esteem and much of daily routine is centered around weight and height, comorbid psychological disorders: anxiety, depression, personality disorders, substance abuse, may precede or follow the eating disorder, eating disturbances are more severe and social impairment greater when the two problems are co morbid, medical complications: repeated vomiting may erode dental enamel.