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1
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What are some types of eating disorders?

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  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Binge-eating disorder
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Which two eating disorders both share a fear of gaining weight?

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Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa

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Which eating disorder had recently been included in the DSM-5?

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Binge-eating disorder

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What are the characteristics of anorexia nervosa?

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  • Individual purposely takes in too little nourishment
  • Individual is very fearful of gaining weight
  • Individual has a distorted body perception
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For people with anorexia nervosa, they refuse to maintain ______ of their normal body weight…

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85%

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True or False: people with anorexia nervosa place inappropriate emphasis on weight or shape in judgments of themselves

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True

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True or False: people with anorexia nervosa recognize the serious implications of their low weight

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False: people with anorexia nervosa fails to appreciate the serious implications of their low weight

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What are the two main subtypes of anorexia?

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  • Restricting
  • Binge-eating/purging
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Restricting Type

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Lose weight by cutting out sweets and fattening snacks, eventually eliminating nearly all food

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Binge-Eating/Purging Type

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Lose weight by forcing themselves to vomit after meals or by abusing laxatives or diuretics

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True or False: people with a restricting type of anorexia have little to no variability in their diet

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True

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What percentage of anorexia nervosa cases occur in females?

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75%

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What is the peak onset age for one to develop anorexia nervosa?

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14-20 years old

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What are some examples of stressful events that may result in an escalation towards anorexia nervosa?

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  • Parent separation/divorce
  • Sudden move
  • Any experience of personal failure
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How many patients with anorexia nervosa do not recover?

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6%

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Amenorrhea

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Absence of menstruation

17
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Lanugo

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Very fine hair

18
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What are the characteristics of bulimia nervosa?

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  • Repeated binge eating episodes
  • Repeated performance of ill-advised compensatory behaviors to prevent weight gain
  • Inappropriate influence of weight and shape on appraisal of oneself
19
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Bulimia nervosa is also referred to as what?

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Binge-purge disorder

20
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How long do symptoms have to occur for one to be diagnosed with bulimia nervosa?

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Symptoms take place at least weekly for a period of 3 months

21
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____ develop bulimia nervosa in their lifetime

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1%

22
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True or False: bulimia nervosa lasts for years with periodic letups

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True

23
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Binges

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Episodes of uncontrollable eating during which a person ingests a very large quantity of food

24
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What are some differences found in bulimia but not in anorexia?

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  • More concern about pleasing others
  • Tend to be more sexually experienced
  • Mood swings, frustration and boredom, and impulsivity more likely
  • Different medical complications
25
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What is the single most powerful contributor to dieting and the development of eating disorders?

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Body dissatisfaction

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Body Disssatisfaction

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People who evaluate their weight and shape negatively

27
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Approximately what percentage of all girls and women experience body dissatisfaction?

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83%

28
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Approximately what percentage of all boys and men experience body dissatisfaction?

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74%

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True or False: the vast majority of dissatisfied males believe they are overweight

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False: half of dissatisfied males consider themselves
overweight and half consider themselves underweight

30
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Binge-Eating Disorder

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Recurrent binge eating episodes

31
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For one to receive a diagnosis of binge-eating disorder, one must have recurrent binge eating episodes with at least three of these features…

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  • Unusually fast eating
  • Absence of hunger
  • Uncomfortable fullness
  • Secret eating due to sense of shame
  • Subsequent feelings of self-disgust, depression, or severe guilt

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