Eating Disorder Flashcards

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Eating Disorders Demog’s

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  • 90% Female
  • 5 to 10 million girls and women
  • Anorexia Nervosa ~1% of females 13-35
  • Bulimia Nervosa 2-5% of females 13-35
  • Industrialized countries
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Anorexia Nervosa

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• Low body weight (

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Bulimia Nervosa

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• Recurrent binge-eating
• Feeling out of control
• Compensatory behavior
– Vomiting
– Laxative abuse
– Excessive exercise
– Fasting
• Extreme focus on shape/weight
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Eating Disorders Seriousness

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Anorexia nervosa has the
highest mortality rate
of any psychiatric
disorder- they often commit SI

Average age of death is 34

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90% of young women who develop an eating disorder do so between age of _____.

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12-25

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Bulimics vs match control

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Bulimics weighed 5% more vs matched control

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Using laxatives for weight loss

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shown not be effective. Lose only water weight, when laxs are stopped you swell up with edema.

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Predisposing Factors: Biological

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• Family history of eating disorders or chemical dependency
• Mood disorder, anxiety or depression
• Traits/Temperament
• Increased BMI prior to onset
• Early onset puberty
• Cognitive lags—set shifting/integrating
complexity

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Predisposing Factors: Environmental

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• Go fast, highly competitive academic/social environment
• Dieting culture
• High risk sports/industry
• Family history of severe dieting/exercise
• Family constellation—
enmeshed/disengaged

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Triad Syndrome

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Osteoporosis
Amenorrhea
Eating disorder

seen in sports with weight focus (ballet, wrestler, etc)

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Etiology of eating disorder

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higher risk if FDR has it

Inheritable anorexia

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