Association Between Social Media, Body Image and Eating Disorders Amongst Young People Flashcards
What are the 6 types of Clinical Eating Disorders?
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Anorexia Nervosa: *
2. Bulimia:* - Binge Eating Disorder:
- Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
- Pica
- Rumination Disorder
What are Eating Disorders?
Eating Disorders are caracterised by disturbed body image attitudes and extreme preoccupations with weight and shape. Eating disorders manifest as persistent disordered eating behaviours.
What is Anorexia?
Anorexia:
An intense fear of weight gain and/or a disturbed body image
That motivates severe dietary restriction or other weight loss behaviours.
What does Anorexia Nervosa mean in latin?
The disorder anorexia nervosa, from the Latin words meaning “nervous loss of appetite”.
What is Bulimia and what does it involve?
Bulimia
Recurrent episodes of binge eating.
Compensatary behaviours e.g purging to prevent weight gain.
Define Binge Eating Disorder? What is it?
Reccurent episodes of compulsive overeating that leads to distress without efforts to compensate for weight gain.
What is Avoidant/Restrictive food intake disorder?
The avoidance or restrictive food intake in the abscence of body image concerns and fear of weight gain
What is involved in the eating disorder termed Pica?
Eating non **nutritave substances **on a repetitive bases.
Pice is pronounced (Pie- kaa)
What is in volved is rumination Disorder/Rumination Syndrome?
This disorder involves the spontaneous regurgitation of food after eating in the absence of nausea, involuntary
retching, or disgust.
What percentage of those diagnosed with Anorexia make a full recovery?
Anorexia has the highest mortality rates of all mental disorders.
50% or individuals make a full recovery.**
Why is it hard to estimate the prevalance of Eating Disorders?
Many of those with an ED never present to formal healthcare services meaning the prevalence may be much greater than reported.
What is the lifetime prevalence of eating disorders?
A review of 96 studies across Asia, Europe and North America sets the prevelance at:
8.4% of Women
2.2% of Men
What is Body Image?
Body image is a multidimensional psychological construct encompassing how we: Think, Feel and Act towards our bodies.
It his recognised as one of the most consistent predictors of ED symtomatology.
Why do Body Image concersn often begin in Adolescence?
Because of:
- Pubertal weight gain
- Wavering self-esteem
- Strong desire to fit in
body image concers or worries start during adolescence.
Describe Sociocultural Theory
Sociocultural Theory poists that social agents (family, peers, media) convey a strong need to coform to societal body ideals
