Psychology 2030A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter Chapter 7: Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Binge Eating

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: Ian Nicholson

Document Summary

Chapter 7 feeding and eating disorders without the involvement of food extreme thinness: eating is central to human nature that disturbances in normal eating behave. can be hard to understand. Anorexia nervosa: serious condition marked by restriction of energy intake relative to needed energy requirements, resulting in significantly low body weight in the context of age, sex, developmental trajectory, and physical health. 2030b: depression and anxiety commonly present also often have slow heart rates, low blood pressure, and lowered body temperature. Epidemiology and course of anorexia nervosa: estimated between 0. 5% and 4% of women in canada will develop anorexia nervosa, for males the rate is lower 0. 2% to 0. 3% - put possibly rising. Physical features associated with anorexia nervosa: dehydration & electrolyte imbalance, osteoporosis, lanugo hair (fine downy hair on body, dry brittle hair, low body temp, hypotension (low blood pressure)