PSYC 3140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Sick Role
21 Nov 2016
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Definitions behaviours other extreme compensatory behaviors to avoid gaining weight (binge-purge syndrome) Anorexia nervosa a disorder marked by the pursuit of extreme thinness and by extreme weight loss. Bulimia nervosa a disorder marked by frequent eating binges that are followed by forced vomiting or. Binge an episode of uncontrollable eating during which a person ingests a very large quantity of food. Binge eating disorder a disorder marked by frequent binges but not extreme compensatory. Multidimensional risk perspective a theory that identifies several kinds of risk factors that are. Hypothalamus a part of the brain that helps regulate various bodily functions, including eating and. Lateral hypothalamus (lh) a brain region that produces hunger when activated. Ventromedial hypothalamus (vmh) a brain region that depresses hunger when activated. Weight set point the weight level that a person is predisposed to maintain, controlled in part by the.
