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| eating disorder involving recurrent episodes of uncontrolled excessive (binge) eating followed by compensatory actions to remove the food (ex. deliberate vomiting, laxative abuse, and excessive exercise) |
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| relatively brief episode of uncontrolled, excessive consumption, usually of food or alcohol |
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| eating disorder characterized by recurrent food refusal, leading to dangerously low body weight |
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| binge-eating disorder (BED) |
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| pattern of eating involving distress-inducing binges not followed by purging behaviors; being considered as a new DSM diagnostic category |
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| excess of body fat resulting in a body mass index (BMI, a ratio of weight to height) of 30 or more |
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| in the eating disorder bulimia nervosa, the self-induced vomiting or laxative abuse used to compensate for excessive food ingestion |
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| consuming a 1/3 or more of daily food after the evening meal & getting out of bed 1+ time to have a high-caloric snack; in the morning- not hungry & do not eat breakfast; do not binge during their night eating/seldom purge |
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| surgical approach to extreme obesity- by stapling the stomach to creat a small stomach pouch/bypassing the stomach through gastric bypass surgery |
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| rapid eye movement (REM) sleep |
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| periodic intervals of sleep during which the eyes move rapidly from side to side, and dreams occur, but the body is inactive |
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| probs in getting to sleep or in obtaining sufficient quality sleep |
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| abnormal behaviors such as nightmares or sleepwalking that occur during sleep |
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| polysomnographic (PSG) evaluation |
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| assessment of sleep disorders in which a client sleeping in the lab is monitored for hear, muscle, respiration, brain wave, and other functions |
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| small electronic device that's worn on the wrist like a watch and records body movements; can be used to record sleep-wake cycles |
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| percentage of time actually spent sleeping of the total time spent in bed |
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| short, seconds-long periods of sleep that occur in people who have been deprived of sleep |
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| condition in which insufficient sleep interferes with normal functioning |
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| in a person with insomnia, the worsened sleep probs that can occur when meds are used to treat insomnia and then withdrawn |
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| sleep dysfunction involving an excessive amt of sleep that disrupts normal routines |
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| disorder involving brief periods when breathing ceases during sleep |
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| sleep disorder involving sudden and irresistible sleep attacks |
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| breathing-related sleep disorders |
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| sleep disruption leading to excessive sleepiness or insomnia, caused by a breathing problem such as interrupted (sleep apnea) or labored (hypoventilation) breathing |
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| circadian rhythm sleep disorders |
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| sleep disturbances resulting in sleepiness or insomnia, cause by the body's inability to synchronize its sleep patterns with the current patter of day and night |
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| frightening and anxiety-provoking dreams occurring during REM sleep; recalling bad dreams and recovers alertness and orientation quickly |
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| category of sleep disorder during NREM sleep that includes sleepwalking and sleep terrors |
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| episodes of apparent awakening from sleep, and signs of panic, followed by disorientation and amnesia by the incident; occur during NEM sleep- do not involve frightening dreams |
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| sleepwalking (somnambulism) |
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| parasomnia that involves leaving the bed during NEM sleep |
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| difficulty in initiating, maintaining, or gaining from sleep; not related to other medical or psychological probs |
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