Eating Disorders - Lecture 21 Flashcards
Three Types of Eating Disorders
Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder
Anorexia Nervosa
- Body image distortion
- Low body weight
- Fear of gaining weight
Who is Anorexia Nervosa common amongst?
10x more common amongst woman
What percent of the population is affected by Anorexia Nervosa
0.3-1.0%
What do people with Anorexia do?
- Severe Restriction of food intake
- Excessive Exercise
- Usually progress to puking food
- Deny having a problem
Symptoms and Signs
- Irritability, insomnia, and intense preoccupation with food
- Weight Loss
- Feeling cold and dizzy
- Abdominal Pain
- Denies hunger
- Perfectionist
Consequences of Anorexia Nervosa
- Heart Problems
- Anemia
- Osteoporosis
- Higher risk of miscarriage
Percentage of death due to Anorexia Nervosa
5-20%
Bulimia Nervosa
Periods of food restriction followed by binge eating and purging of food
Do people with bulimia feel like they have more control over their eating?
They feel like they have less control over what they eat
How are Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa people different in terms of weight?
Bulimia Nervosa may have a normal weight or be overweight
Are eating disorders limited to skinny people?
No; it can be in a various amount of people with various BMI’s
What percent of the population have Bulimia
1-3%
Who is Bulimia common amongst?
Females; 90%
Signs and Symptoms of Bulimia
- Traumatic Weight Loss and Weight Gain
- Tooth discolouration
- Calluses or cuts on hands from purging
- Purging/evidence of purging after immediately eating
Body Control
Anorexic people have more control over body than Bulimic
Thinness and centre folds with playboy magazines over decades
Average BMI of females keep changing in order to look the way the people on the playboy magazines look.
How does eating disorders affect mental health
Causes people to die early due to depression. 10 year shorter lifespan
Age of Death for Anorexic Patients
36; 16 years of life cut
Age of Death for Bulimic Patients
42; 19 years of life cut
What are the Risk Factors for Eating Disorders?
Biology&Genetics, Psychological, Socio-Cultural
Biology&Genetics Risk Factors
Genetics
Psychological Risk Factors for Eating Disorders?
Dissatisfied with body, low self-esteem, and needing a perfectionist personality trait.
Socio-cultural Risk Factors
Media Influence
What are risk factors for males?
Being homosexual, drive for muscularity.
Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels?
A message that permeates through society telling people that a skinny body shape outweighs the negative health consequences associated.
Percentage of Male and Female Athletes with Eating Disorders?
19% Males, 6-45% Females
Why do we see athletes with eating disorders?
The sports they play tend to favour leanness in bodies.
Similarities between Good Athlete Traits and Anorexia Characteristics
- Perfectionist for both
- Commitment to training vs. excessive exercise
- Unselfish vs. selflessness (pain doesn’t matter; need to please others)
What’s the first thing necessary to do before treatment?
Accept that they have an eating disorder
Treatments for Eating Disorder
Nutrition Therapy, Psychotherapy, Support Groups, Medicine
What percentage of Anorexic People make a full recovery
About 21%
