Eating Disorders

Question 1

What are the risk factors for eating disorders?

Answer 1

Gender, FHx, Age, Personality, Interests/Activities, Sexual Orientation, Critical Sensitizing Incidents, Drive for thinness/ Dieting

Question 2

What is the Diagnostic Criteria for Anorexia Nervosa?

Answer 2

1) Can’t or don’t want to maint a normal body weight
2) Fear of gaining weight or becoming fat
3) Sig Disturbance in perception of own body
4) Restriction of energy intake

Question 3

What is the critical Sensitizing incident in Eating disorders?

Answer 3

Formative event that gives emotional motivation for maintaining eating disorder

Question 4

What are the types of Anorexia Nervosa?

Answer 4

Restricting Type: Hasn’t B/P in 3 months
Binge eating/purging: Has B/P in last 3 months
Mild:

Question 5

What are the signs of Secretive eating disorder?

Answer 5

Unexplained Wt loss
2ndary Amenorrhea
Feel cold
Avoid Food related activities
High intake of low/no calorie foods

Question 6

What are the criteria for Bulemia?

Answer 6

Binge eating
Purging
Laxative Abuse
Innapropriate Compensatory Behaviors

Question 7

What is Binge eating disorder?

Answer 7

Large quantities of food in short period
Feel out of control, ashamed
Eating when not hungry, in secret

Question 8

What are the Signs of Pt with Bulemia?

Answer 8

Calluses on back of hand
Salivary Gland Hypertrophy
Erosion of dentition, Petichiae, mouth ulcers

Question 9

What are the Medical Complications of Bulemia?

Answer 9

GI system, Electrolyte Abn, Dental problems, OBGYN issues, Laxative/diuretic dependence

Question 10

What are medical Complications of BED?

Answer 10

High BP
High Cholesterol
Heart Disease
T2DM
GB Disease

Question 11

What is the Tx of Eating disorders?

Answer 11

Observed Refeeding 
No Purging 
Hx of Eating disorder Devt
Rules
Exercise Managment
Goal Setting