Binge Eating Flashcards
____ ____ disorder is characterised by several binges, and most (but not all) people who suffer from it are obese (defined as having a BMI greater than 30).
Binge eating
Not all ____ people meet criteria for binge eating disorder-only those who have binge episodes and report feeling a loss of control over their eating qualify.
obese
Binge eating disorder is ____ ____ than anorexia and bulimia and is more common in women than men, though the gender difference is not as great as it is in anorexia and bulimia.
more common
Changes to the ____ occur with binge eating disorder, and not all of these are due to the co-occurrence of obesity. Diabetes, cardiovascular problems, breathing problems, insomnia, and joint/muscle problems. Also not related to obesity - sleep problems, anxiety, depression, irritable bowel syndrome, and early on set menstruation.
body
About 60 percent of people with binge eating disorder ____, but it takes even longer than recovery for anorexia or bulimia.
recover
DSM-5 Criteria for ______ Recurrent binge eating episodes Binge eating episodes include at least three of the following: eating more quickly than usual; eating until over full; eating large amounts even if not hungry; eating alone due to embarrassment about large food quantity; feeling bad (e.g., disgusted, guilty, or depressed) after the binge. No compensatory behaviour is present
Binge Eating Disorder
___ is also effective for binge eating disorder.
CBT
Sociocultural factors, including society’s preoccupation with thinness, may play a role in eating disorders. This preoccupation is linked to dieting efforts, and ____ precedes the development of eating disorders among many people.
dieting
In addition, the preoccupation with thinness, as well as media portrayals of thin models predicts an increase in body ____, which also precedes the development of eating disorders.
dissatisfaction
____ associated with being overweight also contributes.
Stigma
Women are more likely to have eating disorders than men, and the ways in which women’s bodies are ____ may lead some women to see their bodies as others do (self-objectify), which in turn may increase body dissatisfaction and eating pathology.
objectified
Eating disorders are slightly more common among ____ ____ than women of colour. Eating disorders used to be more common among women of higher socioeconomic status, but this is less true today.
white women
Research on personality characteristics finds that ____ may play a role. Other personality characteristics that predicted disordered eating across 3 years include body dissatisfaction, the extent to which people can distinguish different biological states of their bodies, and a propensity to experience negative emotions.
perfectionism
Troubled family ____ are fairly common among people with eating disorders, but this could be a result of the eating disorder, not necessarily a cause of it.
relationships
High rates of ____ and ____ abuse are found among people with eating disorders, but these are not risk factors specific to the development of eating disorders.
sexual and physical
