PSYC 3082 Chapter : Suicide, Eating Disorder, And Sexual Dysfunctions/paraphilias
Document Summary
Females 3x more likely to attempt suicide than males, however males complete suicide 3x more often: because males use more lethal means. Most prevalent in white and native american population. Low serotonin levels: any mental illness, alcohol and drug abuse, past suicidal behavior if attempted once, more likely to attempt again, publicly humiliating events. Not asking about suicide in an assessment puts 2 people at risk: patient and doctor. Primarily a female disorder of mid teen to middle adulthood. Both involve significant disruptions in eating behavior. Both involve apprehension or obsessive fear of gaining weight. Occur mostly in more modernized, westernized societies. Bulimia nervosa: hallmark is binge eating, seemingly uncontrollable eating of food. Anorexia nervosa: hallmark feature is being severely underweight, defined as 15% below weight. Intense fear of gaining weight and obesity and of over eating: relentless pursuit of thinness, often beginning with dieting, subtypes, restricting type limit food intake, binge-eating-purging subtype about 50% of anorexics.
