PSYC 2020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: World Health Organization, Eating Disorder, Binge Eating

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2020
• Professor: Kristel Thomassin

Document Summary

Anorexia nervosa: eating disorder characterized by recurrent food refusal leading to dangerously low body weight. Dsm-5 diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa: restriction of energy intake relative to requirements, leading to a significantly low body weight in the context of age, sex, development trajectory, and physical health. Specify whether: restricting type: during the last 3 months, the individual has not engaged in recurrent episodes of binge eating pr purging behaviour (self-induced vomiting or the misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas). Individuals are never satisfied with their weight loss: staying the same weight or gaining weight is likely to cause intense panic, anxiety, and depression. Bulimia nervosa: eating disorder involving recurrent episodes of uncontrolled excessive (binge) eating following by compensatory actions to remove the food (deliberate vomiting, laxative abuse, excessive exercise) Dsm-5 diagnostic criteria for bulimia nervosa: recurrent episodes of binge eating.