Eating Disorders Flashcards
Greek term for loss of appetite and Latin implying nervous origin
Anorexia Nervosa
AN is characterized by three essential criteria
Behavioral, psychopathological, and physiologic
What are the behavioral, psychopathological, and physiologic criteria for AN?
Self induced starvation, which is behavioral
Relentless drive for thinness or morbid fear of fatness, which is psychopathological
Presence of medical science and symptoms resulting from starvation, which is physiologic
What are the two subtypes of AN?
Restrictive
Binge/purge
T/F: AN is more prevalent in females than males and has an onset in adolescence
True
AN has three criteria in the DSM
- Restriction leading to low body weight.
- Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat even though at a significant low weight
- Disturbance in they body is experienced or lack of recognition of the seriousness of low weight
In the three months, the individual has not engaged in recurrent episodes of binge eating or purging behavior. Weight loss is done via dieting, fasting, and/or excessive exercise
restricting type of AN
During the last three months, the individual has engaged in reoccurring episodes of binge, eating or purging behavior, such as self induced vomiting, or the misuse of laxatives diuretics or enemas
Binge eating/purging type
Criteria for for low body weight has not been met for a period of time, but either intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat or disturbances in self perception of weight and shape is still met
In partial remission
What is a mild BMI for AN
Greater or equal to 17
What is a moderate BMI for AN
16 to 16.99
What is a severe BMI for AN
15 to 15.99
What is an extreme BMI for AN
Less than 15
Derives from the Greek term ox hunger and nervous involvement in Latin
Bulimia nervosa
T/F: physical discomfort, such as abdominal pain or nausea terminates the binge eating
True