Child Psych Chapter 14

Question 1

Developmental Risk Factors for Disordered Eating

Answer 1

Disturbed eating attitudes
Adolescent transitions
Dieting and weight concerns
Biological influences:
Metabolic weight, body weight, and growth

Question 2

Obesity

Answer 2

1/6 north american children are obese
Chronic condition of excessive body fat
Genetic, biochemical, and lifestyle causes
Treated with nutrition and physical activity interventions

Question 3

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)

Answer 3

Avoidant or restrictive food intake
Significant weight loss and nutritional deficiency can lead to dependence on enteral feeding
Interfere with psychosocial functioning
Cause Failure to Thrive
Emotional deprivation and poor attachment or home environment

Question 4

Pica

Answer 4

Ingestion of inedible substances for over one month
Common in very young children or those with intellectual disability
Caused by poor stimulation and home environments

Question 5

Anorexia Nervosa

Answer 5

Refusal to maintain minimally normal body weight
Intense fear of weight gain
Disturbed perception and experience of body size

Question 6

Bulimia Nervosa

Answer 6

Recurrent binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors
Follows interpersonal stressors
Surrounded by shame
Self-evaluation based on weight

Question 7

Binge Eating Disorder

Answer 7

Recurrent binge eating episodes followed by feelings of loss of control
Vary by subject and circumstance

Question 8

Eating Disorder Prevalence

Answer 8

12% girls and 2% boys
Common in high SES and Western countries
Overlap with anxiety, mood, and substance-use disorders
Presents in adolescence

Question 9

Biological Causes of Eating Disorders

Answer 9

More implicated in disorder maintenance
Tend to run in families, inherit vulnerability
Decreased serotonin

Question 10

Sociocultural causes of Eating Disorders

Answer 10

Western culture
Preoccupation with appearance
Self-concept and worth tied to appearance and weight
Sex-role identification

Question 11

Family Influences on Eating Disorders

Answer 11

Parental psychopathology interaction
Family dysfunction
Familial eating disorder or substance abuse
Childhood abuse

Question 12

Psychological Causes of eating disorders

Answer 12

Struggle for autonomy, competence, control, and self-respect
Parental failure to support needs
Phobic avoidance of food and bodily change
Mood swings, impulse control, obsessive-compulsive behaviors

Question 13

Eating Disorder Treatments

Answer 13

Family-based interventions
Restoration of healthy weight
Monitor medical consequences
CBT with family involvement
SSRIs