Psychology 2030A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Intellectual Disability, Delayed Milestone, Dysfunctional Family
8 Jul 2018
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Late 19th century - anorexia nervosa recognized in medical literature. Gull, 1874 (britain) : aware of the psychological component - highlighted the. Perversion of the will , focused on role of starvation. Las gue, 1873 (france) : emphasized associated social and psychological factors. History suggests anorexia and similar disorders have been around for ages - in 1985, Bell provided vivid accounts of saints who starved themselves to pursue purity or devote to god. = a serious condition marked by : A restriction of energy intake relative to the needed energy requirements, Resulting in significantly low body weight in context of age, sex, developmental trajectory, physical health. Is a visible eating disorder where patients are noticeably thin - but they may conceal their emaciation by wearing layers of clothes or hiding their bodies. 1st feature - 2 subtypes : restricting. They maintain low weight by reducing caloric intake and increasing physical activity: binge eating / purging.
