Eating Disorders Flashcards
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Populations most Frequently Dx W/ eating disorders
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- White, Affluent, well-educated
2. Adolescent and young-adult females
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Benefits of Proper Food Consumption
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- Meeting Energy needs
- Cellular growth & repair
- Maintenance of sufficient weight
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Eating Disorders
-Reasons
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- Popular emphasis on fitness
- Lean muscularity
- Stringent weight requirements for certain sports
- Wrestling
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Eating Disorders
-Contributing Factors
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- Vulnerable personality
- Dieting that becomes uncontrolled
- Genetics
- Onset of puberty
- Major life changes and stressors
- Sociocultural emphasis on slimness
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Bulimia Nervosa
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- Binge eating and purging cycles
- Vomiting, laxatives, and diuretics
- Usually hide it well and are not hospitalized early on
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Bulimia
-Typical Patient
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- Young, college-educated women
- Achieves highly at work and school
- Tends to be passive, dependent, and unassertive
- Alcohol and substance abuse problems are common
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Binge Eating Disorders
-Characteristics
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- Recurrent eating binges
- Guilt
- Shame
- Disquiet about binging
- Marked psychological distress
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Anorexia Nervosa
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- Starvation
2. More severe than Bulimia
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Consequences of Starvation
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- Amonorrhea
- Hypotension & Bradycardia
- Hypothermia
- Constipation
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Anorexia & Anxiety
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- 25-50% of clients w/ anorexia nervosa have a lifetime hx of anxiety disorders
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Bulimia & Substance Abuse
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- Up to 33% of clients w/ binge-purge behavior have a co-morbid alcohol or substance abuse problem
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Bulimia & Major Depression
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- Bulimia frequently coexists w/:
- Major depression
- Substance abuse
- Personality disorders
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Eating Disoders
-Treatment
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- Pt’s rarely seek help
- Un-motivated to change
- Often leave treatment
- Many never seek or receive intervention
- Some recover spontaneously / other have long-term problems
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Symptoms R/T Nutrition Disturbance
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- Dehydration, hypokalemia
- Dysrhythmia, hypotension, bradycardia
- Dry skin, brittle hair and nails
- Frequent infections, dental caries
- Inflammation of throat and esophagus
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Eating Disorder
-Teaching Points
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- Provide Unconditional Love
- Focus on person rather than eating disorder
- Give client power to make decisions
- Demonstrate united support
- Prepare for hospitalization if client becomes unstable
