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Abnormal Psych Exam 2--Eating Disorder
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
03/21/2012

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Term
anorexia nervosa
Definition
-refusal to maintain body weight
-intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat
-disturbance in way body weight/shape is experienced
-amenorrhea
-DISTINCTION-85% of ideal body weight
Term
amenorrhea
Definition
not having persiod, three months in a row, not due to medical reasons
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anorexia subtype specifier
Definition
-binge/purge
-restricting food
Term
binge episodes
Definition
-eating an unusually large amound of food in a short period of time
-experienceing a sense of loss of control over eating
Term
innapropriate compensatory behavior
Definition
-purging: vomiting, laxitives
-non purging: excessive exercise, fasting
Term
bulimia nervosa
Definition
-binge episodes
-inapproprate compensatory behavior (purging and non purging)
-binge/compensation 2X week/3 months
-disturbance in way body/shape weight is experienced
Term
bulimia subtype specifier
Definition
-purging
-non purging
Term
Eat Disorder NOS (EDNOS)
Definition
-meet creiteria for anorexia but 90% ideal body weight
-meat criteria for AN but no amenorrhea
-binge and purge 1x a week/3 months
-people who purge but don't binge
-people who binge but do not purge
Term
anorexia prevalence
Definition
-highest morality rate of any disorder
-15-19 years
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bulimia prevalence
Definition
age of onset 20-24
Term
gender ratio for eating disorder
Definition
4:1 to 10:1
Term
body dismorphic disorder
Definition
-preoccupaiton with imagined defect in appearance--if slight physical anomaly present, concern is excessive
-causes significant distress and impairment
-not better accounted for by another disorder
-areas of concern: SKIN HIGHEST
Term
body dismorphic disorder prevalence
Definition
-onset in adolescence or early adulthood
-effects men and women equally
-normally people with disorder dislike many things about themselves
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