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Eating Disorders Flashcards

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1
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Amount of kids who are picky eaters

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1/4– mostly girls

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At what age are girls more anxious about losing weight

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9

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Eating attitudes

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Belief that cultural standards for attractiveness, body imahe and societal acceptance are tied to one’s ability to control diet and weight gain

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4
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What age are western values of body weight internalized

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7-10

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How many girls report being on a diet in past year

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2/3

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6
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What % of girls are chronic dieters

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10%— 2% of boys

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Metabolic rate

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Balance of energy expenditure based on genetic and physiological makeup, and eating and exercise habits

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Set point

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Comfortable range of body weight body defends to maintain

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2 hormones in growth rate

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Growth hormone

Thyroid hormone

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Growth hormone inhibiting factor

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Stops GH response to internal signs of hunger, so we stop eating

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Amount of obese children

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1/6

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12
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Childhood obesity

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Chronic condition characterized by excess body fat and BMI above 95th percentile

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13
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Growth of obesity rate since 80s

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x2 for girls
x3 for boys
4.2- 6.7%

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14
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Leptin

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Hormone carries instructions to brain to regulate energy and appetite– deficiencies found in obese kids
- decrease with dieting

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15
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Family disorganization

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Poor communication, lack of perceived control and abuse

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Pica

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Ingestion of inedible substances such as hair, insects and paint for at least one month

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Prevalence of pica in intellectually disabled and institutionalized kids

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0.3- 14.4% disabled

9-25% institutionalized

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Causes of pica

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Poor stimulation and supervision in home environment

Vitamin and mineral deficiencies

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19
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Two important periods for eating disorders

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Passage into adolescence

Transition into early adulthood

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20
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When were anorexia and bulimia recognized

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Anorexia– 19th century

Bulimia– 6th century

21
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Anorexia

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Refusal to maintain a minimally normal body weight, intense fear of gaining weight and significant disturbance in perception of body size

22
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Restricting type

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Lose weight primarily through fasting, diet or exercise

23
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Binge/Eating Type

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Compared to bulimia, eat smaller amounts of food and purge more consistently – more severe form

24
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Amenorrhea

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Absence of 3 consecutive menstrual cycles

25
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Bulimia

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Recurrent binge eating followed by compensatory behaviours to prevent weight gain

26
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Purging type

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Self-induced vomiting, laxatives, enemas– 2/3 of bulimic people

27
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Non-purging type

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Use of other inappropriate compensatory behaviours such as fasting and exercise

28
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Binge eating disorder

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Bulimia without the compensatory behaviours

29
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Prevalence of BED

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1.6%

30
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Prevalence of anorexia

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0.3%

31
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Prevalence of bulimia

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0.9%

32
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Anorexia % below normal weight

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15% below normal body weight

33
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Bulimia % of normal weight

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Within 10% of normal body weight

34
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% of ED that are not other specified

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60%

35
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anorexia age of onset

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14-18

36
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anorexia mortality rate

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5%

37
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Anorexia development outcomes

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1/2 fully recover
1/3 show fair improvement
1/5 continue on chronic course

38
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% that die from medical complications or suicide

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6-10%

39
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Bulimia onset

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Late adolescence and early adulthood

40
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Recovery rate for bulimia

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50-75%

41
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Best predictor for ED

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Being an adolescent female

42
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Inherited personality risk factors

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Emotional instability

Poor self-control

43
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Serontonin

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Regulates hunger and appetite

– binge eating increases serotonin

44
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Personal freedom

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Emphasis on instant gratification, availability of food, lack of supervision

45
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Bruch

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Related to struggle for autonomy, competence, control and self-respect

46
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Crisp

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Phobic avoidance in which phobic objects are normal adult body shape and weight

47
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% of ED with comorbid axis 1 disorder

A

90%

48
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Behavioural family systems

A

Emphasize parental control, cognitive restructuring and skills training

49
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Ego-oriented individual training

A

Build ego strength, autonomy and insight

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