PSYCH 2367.02 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Acculturation, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Double Standard
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Anorexia nervosa: a disorder marked by the pursuit of extreme thinness and by extreme weight loss, 90-95% cases are women; peak onset 14 18, the clinical picture. May be result of food deprivation rather than cause. Psychological problems: depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, insomnia: medical problems. Bulimia nervosa: a disorder marked by frequent eating binges that are followed by forced vomiting or other extreme compensatory behaviors to avoid gaining weight, usually occurs in females and lasts for several years, binges. An episode of uncontrollable eating during which a person ingests a very large quantity of food. 10,000 calorie average per binge preceded by feelings of great tension/stress: compensatory behaviors. Purging allows more bingeing and bingeing necessitates more purging: bulimia nervosa vs. anorexia nervosa. Begin after period of dieting by people who fear becoming obese. Bulimia: trying to please others, long history of mood swings, not as many are amenorrheic.