PSY240H5 Chapter 12,14: Chapters 12 and 14
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Chapters 12 and 14: substance, and eating disorders. Anorexia nervosa: an extreme fear of being fat, and often view themselves as fat and undeserving of food. Individuals suffering from anorexia have the impression that they are fat despite being very underweight. Reduction in the total number of calories and avoidance of certain foods. Refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height. Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, despite being underweight. Distortions in the perception of one"s body weight or shape, undue influence of body weight or shape on self-evaluation, or denial of the seriousness of the current low body weight. In females who have reached menarche, amenorrhea occurs (absence in at least 3 consecutive menstrual cycles) Restricting type- refusing to eat as a way of preventing weight gain (some might go for days without eating) Binge-purge type of anorexia is different from bulimia nervosa in 2 ways.
