Eating Disorders

Question 1

DSM-5 Anorexia Nervosa

Answer 1

Too little nourishment > low body weight,
Fears gaining weight,
Distorted body perception

Question 2

What is the main motivation of people with anorexia nervosa?

Answer 2

Becoming thin, fear of gaining weight

Question 3

Amenorrhea

Answer 3

Absence of menstrual cycle

Question 4

DSM-5 Bulimia Nervosa

Answer 4

3 months at least
Repeated binge-eating episodes,
Compensatory behaviors,
Inappropriate influence of wight in self

Question 5

Binges

Answer 5

Preceded by negative feelings, during binge unable to stop, followed by suit and shame

Question 6

Differences between anorexia and bulimia

Answer 6

Bulimic people are more concerned with how others view them

Question 7

DSM-5 Binge Eating Disorder

Answer 7

Recurrent binge-eating episodes weekly over the course of 3 months,
NO compensatory behaviors

Question 8

Eating disorders according to the psychodynamic view

Answer 8

People with EDs perceive internal cues innacurately

Question 9

Lateral hypothalamus (LH)

Answer 9

Produces hunger

Question 10

Ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)

Answer 10

Reduces hunger

Question 11

Weight set point

Answer 11

The VMH, LH and GLP-1 work together as a weight thermostat which is responsible for keeping and individual at a particular wight level

Question 12

When average weight falls below weight set point ____ activates to restore weight. When weight is above average, ____ activates to reduce hunger.

Answer 12

LH, VMH

Question 13

Reverse anorexia/Muscle dysmorphia

Answer 13

Very muscular people still see themselves as thin