Details Title: Abnormal Psychology 483 Description: Eating Disorders Total Flash Cards: 11 Created: 04/30/2008 15:40:18		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Psychology Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term ANOREXIA NERVOSA Definition eating disorder in which people fail to maintain body weights that are normal for their ages and heights and suffer from fears of becoming fat, distorted body images, and amenorrhea Term BULIMIA NERVOSA Definition eating disorder in which people engage in bingeing and behave in ways to prevent weight gain from the binges, such as self induced vomiting, excessive exercise, and abuse of purging drugs (such as laxatives) Term BINGE EATING DISORDER Definition eating disorder in which people compulsively overeat either continuously or on discrete binges but do not behave in ways to compensate for the overeating Term AMENORRHEA Definition cessation of the menses Term RESTRICTING TYPE OF ANOREXIA NERVOSA  Definition type of anorexia nervosa in which weight gain is prevented by refusing to eat Term BINGE/ PURGE TYPE OF ANOREXIA NERVOSA  Definition type of anorexia nervosa in which periodic bingeing or purging behaviors occur along with behaviors that meet the criteria for anorexia nervosa  Term BINGEING Definition eating a large amount of food in one sitting Term PURGING TYPE OF BULIMIA NERVOSA  Definition type of bulimia nervosa in which bingeing is followed by the use of self induced vomiting or purgeing mediacations to control weight  gain Term NONPURGING TYPE OF BULIMIA NERVOSA  Definition type of bulimia nervosa in which bingeing is followed by excessive exercise or fasting to control weight gain Term ENMESHED FAMILIES Definition families in which there is extreme interdependence in family interactions, so that the boundaries between the identities of individual members are weak and easily crossed Term SET POINT Definition natural body weight determined by a person's metabolic rate, diet, and genetics