PSYC 168 Chapter 9: Ch. 9: Eating Disorders- BOOK
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Restricting-type anorexia nervosa: cutting out snacks and sweet until they eliminate all food. 2-6% of those affected die from starvation or suicide. Preoccupied with food - many say their dreams are about food and spend a great deal of time reading about food and planning their meals. Usually associated with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, insomnia, or other sleep disturbances, substance abuse, obsessive-compulsive patterns. Low body temperature, low bp, body swelling, reduced bone mineral density, slowed. Loss of hair, brittleness of nails, lanugo. Binge episode takes place over a limited number of time, usually about two hours. Also 90-95% of those affected are female. 25-50% of students report experimenting with these behaviors. Binge eaters consume an average of 3,400 cal per episode (some as many as. Binge is usually felt like a relief, tension is released. However, this feeling is usually followed by extreme guilt. Vomiting fails to block half of the cal consumed.
