Week 7: Eating Disorders

Question 1

What are the key criteria for Binge eating disorder?

Answer 1

Eating patterns involving distress-inducing binges. is NOT followed by purging behaviours. Under consideration for DSM diagnostic category.

Question 2

What are key features of body dysmorphic disorder?

Answer 2

disruptive preoccupation with an imagined defect in appearance. Classified under Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders in DSM.

Question 3

What are the key features of bulimia?

Answer 3

Recurrent episodes of uncontrolled excessive eating followed by compensationary actions to remove the foold - i.e. vomiting, laxxative, excessive exercise