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Chapter 8 - Eating Disorders Flashcards

1
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Eating disorders are what?

A

psychological disorders

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What contains the diagnostic criteria which define eating disorders?

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The Diagnostic and Statistical manual (DSM) of the American Psychological Association

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3
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What are eating disorders a phenomenon of?

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Affluent societies

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4
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Satiety

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The sense of satisfaction or fullness after a meal that signals we’ve had enough

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5
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Normal eating

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The appropriate response to need - eat when hungry

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anorexia nervosa

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An eating disorder characterized by starving behavior, being underweight, and amenorrhea

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Binge

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To eat an excessively large amount of food within a discrete period of time, usually considered to be about two hours

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Binge eating disorder

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An eating disorder characterized by binging, without any purging or restriction

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bulimia nervosa

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An eating disorder characterized by binging and purging or other compensatory behaviors such as fasting or excessive exercise

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Purging

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An inapproriate attempt to compensate for overeating through the use of vomiting, laxative abuse, diuretics, or excessive exercise

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What are the origins of eating disorders?

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The dynamics of family, individual, and personality

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12
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What is the highest incidence of eating disorders?

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middle and upper class white females

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Psychological factors that increase chances of eating disorders

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Depression

Anxiety

Physical or sexual abuse

Substance abuse - and bulimia nervosa

Perfectionism

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14
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Neurotransmitters in Anorexia and Bulimia

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Serotonin and norepinephrine tend to be lower

cortisol (stress) - higher

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First degree relatives of people with anorexia

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Have an increased risk of anorexia nervosa and mood disorders such as depression

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First degree relatives of people with bulimia

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Have an increased risk of bulimia nervosa, mood disorders, and substance abuse

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Emotional eating

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Eating disorders represent a way to meet emotional needs through eating behavior

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18
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disordered eating

A

practices that lie between normal and clinical eating

19
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Obesity is found where?

A

In parents and siblings or people with bulimia

20
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relationship between bulimia nervosa and…

A

substance abuse

21
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Distorted body image especially common in what eating disorder?

A

Anorexia

22
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Sports with high incidence of eating disorders

A

Women: gymnastics, ballet, and distance running

Men: wrestling

23
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muscle dysmorphism

A

The overwhelming drive to get big muscles

24
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prostate

A

the gland that mixes fluid with sperm to form semen

enlarged in males taking steroids

25
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gynecomastia

A

Increase in nipple and breast size

result of steroids in men

26
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Restricting time of anorexia

A

People will starve themselves

pure starvation

27
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amenorrhea

A

The cessation of normal menstrual cycles

28
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Age onset of anorexia nervosa

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usually early adolescence

29
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Risk of mortality in people of anorexia nervosa

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5-10 percent

30
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hypothermia

A

Low body temperature

Skipping meals results in this

31
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Lunago

A

Fine, downy hair development over the body in anorexia

32
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Arrhythmia

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Loss of heart rhythm; cardiac arrhythmia can result in heart failure

Result of electrolyte imbalances

33
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Binge

A

The consumption of a large amount of food in a discrete period of time (2 hours)

34
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Tables on page 186

A

Study them

35
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Binging boosts what?

A

serotonin

36
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Carboyhudrate in meal provokes…

A

the release of insulin, which drives the transport of tryptophan into the brain - precursor of serotonin

37
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Hyperthermia

A

High body temperature

a result of binging

38
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Purging type of bulimia

A

self-induced vomiting, laxative abuse, or the use of diuretics or enemas to lose weight

39
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Non-purging type of bulimia

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engages in fasting or excessive exercise

40
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disinhibition

A

a loss of whatever psychological restraints were holding them back from binging

41
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Age onset for bulimia nervosa

A

late adolescence to early adulthood

42
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Female athlete triad

A

Combination of disordered eating, amenorrhea, and premature osteoporosis

43
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A

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