Lecture 13

Question 1

Eating Disorders

Answer 1

Persistent disturbance of eating or eating-related behaviour that results in the altered consumption or absorption of food and that significantly impairs physical health or functioning

Question 2

Anorexia Nervosa

Answer 2

• restriction of energy intake to the point of 15% below healthy body weight
• intense fear of becoming fat even if underweight (gross body distortion)
• disturbance in experience of ones body weight / shape or lack of recognition of problem
• about 50% binge and purge (recurrent over 3 months)
• esp common for young white women in West and in USA in African-American women

Question 3

Personality Disorders

Answer 3

• adopts a persistent maladaptive way of understanding self and relating to others (& not explained by other disorder)
• affects the entire person
• difficulties maintaining normal relationships
• BPD and ASPD

Question 4

BPD

Answer 4

aka “emotion regulation disorder”

• pattern of unstable relationships, distorted self-image, and extreme or inappropriate emotions
• impulsive and sometimes harmful behaviour
• confusion over identity and sense of self
• abandonment fears
• 2-3x more common in women

Question 5

BPD DSM V

Answer 5

A pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and emotions, including five (or more) of the following:

• Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment
• A pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships
• Persistently unstable self-image or sense of self
• Impulsivity in min 2 self-damaging areas (spending, sex, substance abuse, reckless driving, binge eating)
• recurrent suicidal behaviour or NSSI
• emotional instability (lasts few hours)
• chronic feelings of emptiness
• inappropriate intense anger or difficulty controlling anger

Question 6

Anti-Social Personality Disorder

Answer 6

• Person appears to have no morals / consciences; often behaves impulsively and with no regard for others
• typically do not feel remorse or guilt
• 3-6x more common in males
• closely related to psychopathy

Question 7

ASPD DSM V

Answer 7

Pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others, occurring since age 15 years, with 3 or more of the following:

• failure to conform to social norms in respect to law (repeatedly performing acts grounds for arrest)
• deceitfulness, by repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others for profit or pleasure
• impulsivity or failure to plan ahead
• irritability and aggressiveness (repeated fights / assaults)
• reckless disregard for safety of self or others
• consistent irresponsibility (failure to sustain consistent work or honour financial obligations)
• lack of remorse (indifferent to having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another)
• minimum 18 years old