Eating Disorders Flashcards
1
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Anorexia
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- Restriction of food (BMI below 18.5)
- Intense fear of gaining weight or behavior that interferes with gaining weight
- Distorted body image or sense of body shape
Life time prev is 1%
2
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Lanugo
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Fine soft hair on body when severely underweight
3
Q
Prev
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Lifetime less than 1%, very steady, 3x more in woman.
4
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Bulimia
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Binging: Large amount of food in short period, uncontrollably eating
Compensatory behavior; purging, fasting, exercise etc. Main difference with ana is weight loss
5
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Prev
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About 1-2% . 90% is women
6
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BED
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Different from bulimia in absence of compesatory behaviour and ana in weight loss. Most are obese (BMI above 30). Most prev.
