Chapter 11 — ED Flashcards
What are the two types of eating disorder
Anorexia nervosa and bulimia
The label for behavior involved in eating non food
Pica
Examples of pica
Dirt, coins, articles of clothing
What does the occurrence of pica usually mean?
Often in context of a developmental disability
Concerns with pica
Possible intestinal obstruction or laceration
Nutritional deficits and chronic damage to the alimentary system over time
Etiology of pica
In DD, pica may emerge as an automatically reinforced behavior. This behavior may meet some unspecified need, which encourages the individual to continue it
Repeated regurgitation
Rumination disorder
Rumination disorder is rare, but most frequent in
Infants
When an adult is diagnosed with rumination disorder is usually someone who is
Intellectually disabled
Dx criteria of rumination disorder
repeated regurgitation over at least 1 month
disturbances in eating habits or behaviors that stem from an intense fear of being fat and a preoccupation with the perception of one’s own weight and shape
Eating disorder
ED can cause what type of impairments
physical, physiological, and social impairments
intense fear of being fat, a disturbance of body image, and an obsession with food and thinness, associated with the refusal to maintain a normal weight for one’s age and height
Anorexia nervosa
Areas within anorexia nervosa
Severe food restriction
Extreme weight control behaviors = major weight loss
Anorexia nervosa is characterized by 3 essential criteria:
Self-induced starvation to a significant degree
Relentless drive for thinness or a morbid fear of fatness
Presence of medical signs and symptoms resulting from starvation
The presence of medical signs and symptoms resulting from starvation may show signs of
Pronounced structure of bones
Hair loss
Teeth deterioration
Subtypes of anorexia nervosa
Restricting, binge/purge type
These individuals will decrease their food intake dramatically and continuously, leading to a striking weight loss.
Restricting type of anorexia nervosa
Individuals with this type of anorexia regularly engage in binge eating and/or purging behavior.
Binge eating/Purging type
Anorexia is more prevalent in
Females
The most common age onset for Anorexia is
14-18
Anorexia is most frequent in what type of countries?
Developed
Greatest frequency of Anorexia is among young people in…
professions requiring thinness
Psychological and physical comorbidities of Anorexia
Depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorders, personality disorders, and mood disorder
Hypothermia, Bradycardia and risk of cardiac failure, Amenorrhea, or irregular menses, Edema, Loss of muscle tone and muscle mass, Osteoporosis and other skeletal problems, Hormonal problems, Skin problems, Brittle nails and hair, hair loss, and lanugo, General decrease in bodily functions, Metabolic, biochemical, renal, and gastrointestinal problems and, Generalized weakness Damn all be due to
Malnourishment and food restriction
