CLP 3144 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Dysphoria, Behaviour Therapy, Family Therapy

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Clinical and Health Psychology
• Course: CLP 3144
• Professor: Wippold Guillermo

Document Summary

People with anorexia nervosa starve themselves, subsisting on little or no food for very long periods of time, yet they remain convinced that they need to lose more weight. As a result, their body weight is significantly below what is minimally normal for their age and height. Often causes amenorrhea in women in which they stop having their periods. People with this disorder have a distorted image of their body, often believing that they are disgustingly fat and need to lose more weight. They only feel good and worthwhile when they have complete control over their eating and when they are losing weight. Restricting type of anorexia nervosa: simply refuse to eat and/or engage in excessive exercise as a way of preventing weight gain; eat less calories. Some people attempt to go for days without eating anything. The other type is binge/purge type of anorexia nervosa: people periodically engage in binge eating or purging behaviors; may abuse diuretics; exercise excessively.