Chapter 9: Eating Disorders Flashcards
amenorrhea
the absence of a menstrual cycle
anorexia nervosa
a disorder marked by the pursuit of extreme thinness and by extreme weight loss
binge
an episode of uncontrollable eating during which a person ingests a very large quantity of food
binge-eating disorder
a disorder marked by frequent binges without extreme compensatory acts
Body Project
program developed by psychologists Eric Stice and Carolyn Black Becker that offers a total of four weekly group sessions for high school and college-age women. In these sessions, group members are guided through a range of intense verbal, written, role-playing, and behavioral exercises that critique Western society’s ultra-thin ideal. The participants also engage in body acceptance exercises, eating-related activities that run counter to the ultra-thin ideal, motivation enhancement techniques, skill-building training, and social support exercises.
brain circuits
a network of particular brain structures that work together, triggering each other into action to produce a distinct kind of behavioral, cognitive, or emotional reaction
bulimia nervosa
a disorder marked by frequent eating binges followed by forced vomiting or other extreme compensatory behaviors to avoid gaining weight; also known as binge-purge syndrome.
compensatory behavior
behaviors that make up for overeating such as forcing themselves to vomit; misusing laxatives, diuretics, enemas, fasting, or exercising excessively
effective parents
parents accurately attend to their children’s biological and emotional needs, giving them food when they are crying from hunger and comfort when they are crying out of fear
enmeshed family pattern
family system in which members are over-involved with each other’s affairs and overly concerned
about each other’s welfare
food insecurity
limited, uncertain, or unreliable availability of needed food due to limited financial means
glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)
natural appetite-suppressing brain chemical
hypothalamus
A brain structure that helps regulate various bodily functions, including eating and hunger
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
a brain region that produces hunger when activated
motivational interviewing
a treatment that uses empathy and inquiring review to help motivate clients to recognize they have a serious psychological problem and commit to making constructive choices and behavior changes
multidimensional risk perspective
a theory that identifies several kinds of risk factors that are thought to combine to help cause a disorder; the more factors present, the greater the risk of developing the disorder
muscle dysmorphia
disorder in which men who are actually quite muscular perceive themselves as scrawny and small and so continue to strive for a “perfect” body through excessive weight lifting, abuse of steroids, or other excessive measures
muscularity-oriented disordered eating behaviors
dysfunctional pattern of eating in which men who consider themselves too thin eat excessively in order to gain weight and “bulk up”
nutritional rehabilitation
an initial phase of treatment in a number of cases of anorexia nervosa that includes supportive nursing care, day-to-day increased caloric intake, nutrition counseling, support, and, in some programs, motivational interviewing.
prevention
interventions aimed at deterring mental disorders before they can develop
restricting-type anorexia nervosa
a type of anorexia nervosa in which people reduce their weight by severely restricting their food intake
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
a brain region that depresses hunger when activated
weight set point
the weight level that a person is predisposed to maintain, controlled in part by the hypothalamus
the absence of a menstrual cycle
amenorrhea
a disorder marked by the pursuit of extreme thinness and by extreme weight loss
anorexia nervosa
an episode of uncontrollable eating during which a person ingests a very large quantity of food
binge
a disorder marked by frequent binges without extreme compensatory acts
binge-eating disorder
program developed by psychologists Eric Stice and Carolyn Black Becker that offers a total of four weekly group sessions for high school and college-age women. In these sessions, group members are guided through a range of intense verbal, written, role-playing, and behavioral exercises that critique Western society’s ultra-thin ideal. The participants also engage in body acceptance exercises, eating-related activities that run counter to the ultra-thin ideal, motivation enhancement techniques, skill-building training, and social support exercises.
Body Project
a network of particular brain structures that work together, triggering each other into action to produce a distinct kind of behavioral, cognitive, or emotional reaction
brain circuits
a disorder marked by frequent eating binges followed by forced vomiting or other extreme compensatory behaviors to avoid gaining weight; also known as binge-purge syndrome.
bulimia nervosa
behaviors that make up for overeating such as forcing themselves to vomit; misusing laxatives, diuretics, enemas, fasting, or exercising excessively
compensatory behavior
parents accurately attend to their children’s biological and emotional needs, giving them food when they are crying from hunger and comfort when they are crying out of fear
effective parents
family system in which members are over-involved with each other’s affairs and overly concerned
about each other’s welfare
enmeshed family pattern
limited, uncertain, or unreliable availability of needed food due to limited financial means
food insecurity
natural appetite-suppressing brain chemical
glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)
A brain structure that helps regulate various bodily functions, including eating and hunger
hypothalamus
a brain region that produces hunger when activated
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
a treatment that uses empathy and inquiring review to help motivate clients to recognize they have a serious psychological problem and commit to making constructive choices and behavior changes
motivational interviewing
a theory that identifies several kinds of risk factors that are thought to combine to help cause a disorder; the more factors present, the greater the risk of developing the disorder
multidimensional risk perspective
disorder in which men who are actually quite muscular perceive themselves as scrawny and small and so continue to strive for a “perfect” body through excessive weight lifting, abuse of steroids, or
other excessive measures
muscle dysmorphia
dysfunctional pattern of eating in which men who consider themselves too thin eat excessively in
order to gain weight and “bulk up”
muscularity-oriented disordered eating behaviors
an initial phase of treatment in a number of cases of anorexia nervosa that includes supportive nursing care, day-to-day increased caloric intake, nutrition counseling, support, and, in some programs, motivational interviewing.
nutritional rehabilitation
interventions aimed at deterring mental disorders before they can develop
prevention
a type of anorexia nervosa in which people reduce their weight by severely restricting their food intake
restricting-type anorexia nervosa
a brain region that depresses hunger when activated
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
the weight level that a person is predisposed to maintain, controlled in part by the hypothalamus
weight set point
