Ch 29 Eating Disorders Book Key Points Flashcards
Anorexia nervosa is a life-threatening eating disorder characterized by:
body weight less than below minimum expectations, an intense fear of being fat, a severely distorted body image, and refusal to eat or binge eating and purging.
Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder that involves:
recurrent episodes of binge eating and compensatory behaviors such as purging, using laxatives and diuretics, or exercising excessively.
Of clients with eating disorders, __ are females.
90%
Anorexia begins between the ages of 14 and 18 years, and bulimia begins around age 18 or 19.
Many neurochemical changes are present in individuals with:
eating disorders, but it is uncertain whether these changes cause or are a result of the eating disorders.
Individuals with eating disorders feel:
unattractive and ineffective and may be poorly equipped to deal with the challenges of maturity.
Societal attitudes regarding ____ may influence the development of eating disorders.
thinness, beauty, desirability, and physical fitness
Severely malnourished clients with anorexia nervosa may require:
intensive medical treatment to restore homeostasis before psychiatric treatment can begin.
___ is effective for clients with anorexia;
___ is most effective for clients with bulimia.
Family therapy (anorexia); CBT (bulimia)
Interventions for clients with eating disorders include:
establishing nutritional eating patterns, helping the client identify emotions and develop coping strategies not related to food, helping the client deal with body image issues, and providing client and family education.
Focus on ___; avoid fad or stringent dieting.
healthy eating and pleasurable physical exercise
Parents must become aware of:
their own behavior and attitudes and the way they influence children.
