test 3 ch 17 Flashcards
What is the difference between feeding and eating disorder?
The term feeding disorder applies to infants and small children who do not feed themselves, whereas eating disorder applies to those who feed themselves.
Describe the two subtypes of Anorexia Nervosa.
Restricting type: weight loss occurs through some combination of dieting, fasting, and excessive exercise.
· Binge-eating/purging type: recurrent episodes of binge eating, purging, or both.
What is the most frequently used compensatory behavior in Bulimia Nervosa?
Self-induced vomiting
What is the essential feature of Binge-Eating Disorder?
Recurrent binge eating at least once per week over 3 months, in the absence of regular compensatory behaviors.
Describe the essential feature of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.
A persistent, clinically significant disturbance in eating, resulting in inadequate nutrition or energy consumption.
Describe the mortality rate of Anorexia Nervosa.
Annual mortality rate of 5 per 1000 person-years, with 20% of deaths resulting from suicide.
A common medical complication of Bulimia Nervosa that primarily arises from purging behaviors is Russell’s sign. What is Russell’s sign?
A scar or callus over the dorsal surface of the hand from repeatedly inducing vomiting.
What is the exception to the general finding that all significant differences for both adults and adolescents indicate increased prevalence among females?
Subthreshold BED was more common among adult males than adult females.
Describe the cross-cultural differences that are noted when pathological eating attitudes and behaviors, rather than eating disorder diagnoses, are examined.
white females endorse greater body image disturbances than ethnic minority females, particularly in comparison to black females
What are the peak ages for Anorexia Nervosa age of onset?
14.5 and 18 years old
Describe how individuals internalize the “thin ideal.”
Individuals cognitively buy into socially defined ideals of attractiveness and engage in behaviors designed to produce an approximation of these ideals.
What is suggested by “restrain theory?”
That prolonged dietary restraint creates physiological and psychological deprivation that contributes to the eventual counterregulation of appetite via binge eating.
Explain how puberty has a significant impact on genetic influence in terms of percentages.
For females, puberty has a significant impact on genetic influence, with genetic factors accounting for 0% of eating pathology prior to puberty and approximately 50% of eating pathology after puberty.
What does the interpersonal theory of eating disorders suggest?
Attachment plays a fundamental role in the development and maintenance of eating pathology; particularly binge eating.
