PSY 322 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Libido, Fugue State, Sylvester Graham

• School: University at Buffalo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 322
• Professor: schlauch

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Exam 3 study guide (remember only a guide) Characterized by an intense fear of gaining weight and a refusal to maintain even a minimally low body weight. Including: subtypes, prevalence rates, age of onset, course/outcome: an- restricting sub-type. Persistent efforts to limit food intake: an-binge-eating/purging sub-type. Binge- out of control consumption of an amount of food far greater than what most people would eat in the same amount of time, under same circumstances. Purge- removal of the food eaten: self inducing vomiting; misusing laxatives, diuretics, distorted thinking. I have a rule when i weigh myself. If ive gained then i starve the rest of the day. But if ive lost, then i starve too . Anorexia is not a self inflicted disease, it"s a self controlled lifestyle . People with an that have this distorted thinking have a lot of control issues, guilt issues, and very negative thinking: prevalence, age of onset.