Eating Disorders

Question 1

Anorexia

Answer 1

Fear of being fat, percieve themselves as fat, restrict intake of food

Question 2

Bulimia

Answer 2

Periods of food restriction alternate with periods of binge eating– floowed by compensatory behaviours

Question 3

Binge Eating Disorder

Answer 3

Bingeing without compensatory behaviours

Question 4

Rumination disorder

Answer 4

Chewing food and spitting it out

Question 5

Restrictive food intake disorder

Answer 5

Picky eaters

Question 6

Anorexia BMI

Answer 6

Less than 17.5

Question 7

Anorexia mortality rate

Answer 7

10%

Question 8

Purgng

Answer 8

Direct evacuation of stomach, bowel or bladder

Question 9

subtypes of anorexia

Answer 9

Restricting

Binge/purge

Question 10

Anorexia age of onset

Answer 10

17

Question 11

Prevalence of anorexi

Answer 11

0.5-1% of females

Question 12

Escape from self-awareness model

Answer 12

Fail to meet high expectations of themselves. Awareness of failures leads to depression and motivation to escape from negative state

Question 13

BED criteria

Answer 13

At least once a week for 3 months

Question 14

BED prevalence

Answer 14

1. 6% women

0. 8 % men

Question 15

Bulimia prevalence

Answer 15

1. 1% women

0. 1% men

Question 16

Recovery rate for bulimia

Answer 16

50%

Question 17

3 criteria for anorexia

Answer 17

Significantly low weight and restricted calorie intake
Intense fear of gaining weight
Disturbances in body image

Question 18

Purging disorder

Answer 18

Inappropriate compensatory behaviours in absence of binge eating by people in normal weight range

Question 19

Lanugo

Answer 19

Fine downy hair grows on body to maintain warmth

Question 20

Amenorrhea

Answer 20

Absence of at least 3 consecutive menstrual cycles

Question 21

Russel’s signs

Answer 21

Scrapes or calluses on the backs of hands

Question 22

MZ concordance rates for bulimia and anorexia

Answer 22

23% bulimia

50% anorexia

Question 23

Lateral hypothalamus

Answer 23

Activation produces exessive eating in animals

Question 24

Precipiating factors

Answer 24

Trigger disorder

Question 25

Perpetuating factors

Answer 25

Maintain disorder

Question 26

Bulimia meds

Answer 26

Tricyclics and SSRI

Question 27

Transdiagnostic theory

Answer 27

All ED’s have the same psych processes underlying them