Eating Disorders Flashcards
The Bulimia Cycle
Mind Renounces Food- Body increases Appetite- Craving to Eat becomes irresistible, resulting in a Binge- Binging creates Guilt, purging
Bulimia Binge
Usually associated with stress and not hunger, relief not pleasure is the result, usually happens when the person is alone, may last several hours, the food chosen is specific to the individual but is usually sweet
Bulimia Purge
Self-induced vomiting is the most common form, other means used to avoid vomiting are: enema, laxative or diuretic abuse, excessive exercise
The word Bulimia is derived from which greek concept?
“Ox Hunger” or “insatiable appetite”
The process of Bulimia
The impulse to eat is often triggered by depression, stress, or some other factor from which the suffer seeks relief; they eat more than an average person would and then feel guilty, so vomiting or purging are induced, and they swear not to do it again, but they do
How long may the cycle of bulimia last?
5 days
Who can be diagnosed with an eating disorder?
Anyone
Canadian eating disorder numbers
Approx. 1 million Canadians have been diagnosed with an eating disorder, but many go undiagnosed
Anorexia Nervosa
A condition of drastic weight loss from excessive dieting or self-imposed starvation, usually combined with other compulsive weight-loss behaviors, such as strenuous exercise
Bulimia Nervosa
A serious disorder that involves binge eating, or gorging on food, followed by attempts to purge the food from the body using various artificial means such as forced vomiting or laxatives; the cycle of binging, followed by purging, occur repeatedly until the patient feels completely out of control
Common behaviors shared between the two disorders
-share an intense fear fear of being fat, and are often obsessed with dieting
-thinness I’d a highly desired goal
-preoccupied with food and very knowledgeable about nutrition
-usually strive for perfection in other areas of their lives, such as academic achievement or exercise programs
-always want to be in control
Differences between both disorders
-bulimia usually have a normal or slightly above normal body weight; anorexics usually have a lower than normal body weight
-while bulimics binge eat, anorexics starve themselves
What are anorexics referred as?
Skeletons covered with skin
Why do anorexics want to be thin?
Because it is a demonstration of control and willpower, which makes the victim feel good
Anorexic behavior towards food
Eat alone, stash food, prepare terrible concoctions that no one else will eat, prepare sweet baked goods for others, which they themselves do not eat
