PSYC 250 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Binge Eating Disorder, Binge Eating, Eating Disorder
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Topics on the third exam: eating disorders, types and symptoms, which group of people eating disorders primarily affects, young, white, females from upper middle class, upper class environments, & socially competitive environments, bulimia, requirements, binge eating (see below) Eating substantially more in a specific period of time than the average person would under similar circumstances. People must feel like they have lost control over their eating and can"t stop eating: compensatory behavior (behavior to get rid of calories) Purging: directly trying to get rid of food: vomiting (most common), laxatives, diuretics, enemas (less common) Dsm-5 does not distinguish between purging and non-purging: time requirement: at least once a week for 3 months the binge eating must occur. *** this is the factor that motivates the disorder*** Dsm-significantly low weight: intense fear of becoming fat and relentless pursuing thinness, perceptual, cognitive, or affective disturbance in evaluating weight and shape. Overemphasize body weight or shape in their self-evaluation: successful dieters .
