Disordered Eating Flashcards
Eating disorder:
A clinically diagnosed psychiatric disorder characterized by severe disturbances in body image and eating behaviours
Disordered eating:
a variety of abnormal or atypical eating behaviors used to maintain a lower body weight
Determining an eating disorder first requires a definition for ___ eating
normal
Attitudes toward eating and body image occur on a _____
continuum
Factors that contribute to an eating disorder:
- family environment
- unrealistic media images
- sociocultural values
- personality traits
- genetic and biological factors
families with an _____ member seem to have a more rigid family structure
anorexic
families in which a member has _____ show a less stable family organization
bulimia
eating disorders occur more frequently in families with a history of:
OCD, anxiety disorders, and depression
computer-ehhanced images of ____ bodies fill the media
perfect
Adolescents are not always able to distinguish between reality and ______
media fantasy
children under ___ cant tell difference between shows and advertising
6
comparing themselves to these images, adolescents may develop a _________
negative body image
Western culture values ______ as beautiful and as a sign of self-dicipline, health, and wealth
Slenderness
These cultural values influence a ____ and can contribute to ______
body image, eating disorders
Individuals with eating disorders may exhibit specific_______. It is difficult to tell if these traits are the cause of the effect
personality traits
Personality traits associated with _____differ from those associated with _____ nervosa
anorexia, bulimia
The probability of having an eating disorder increases if a ______ also has one
biological relative
It’s very hard to seperate ____ and _____ influences
genetic and environmental
