01:830:340 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Binge Eating Disorder, Binge Eating, Eating Disorder
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Anorexia (restrictive, binging eating/purging)- refusal to maintain a minimally normal body weight; people with this disorder tend to be hungry but still starve themselves. Bulimia (purging, non-purging, compensatory behaviors)- involves repeated episodes of binge eating followed by purging episodes through self induced vomiting or misuse of laxatives. Binge-eating disorder- eating a substantial amount of food in a short amount of time. 5% of people with anorexia that are admitted to hospitals die of starvation, suicide, or medical complications. Comorbid disorders with anorexia and bulimia (anxiety, depression, etc. ) Personality traits of those with eating disorders. People with anorexia lose interest in sex. They also end up conforming, struggle to maintain self control, and take pride in their ability to restrict. Prevalence in adolescence (anorexia early adolescence, bulimia late adolescence) Anorexia is more common amongst young women and is 10x more likely to occur in a female than in a male. Bulimia is found among . 5% among males.
