PSYC121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Binge Eating Disorder, Human Body Weight, Binge Eating
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Lecture 8 - clinical topics in health psychology. The dsm5 is split into 3 sections: (1) instructions on how to use the manual, (2) classifications for mental disorders, and (3) disorders for which there is preliminary scientific evidence but more research is required for a formal classification. The dsm5 includes: diagnostic criteria, diagnostic features, prevalence, development and course (how something starts and proceeds, risk and prognostic factors (causes, and other things to take into account. Comorbidity with other disorders (co-occurrence with others) Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder in which an individual starves themselves, exercises excessively or eliminates food in other ways (eg. vomiting), until they are at least 15% below their ideal body weight. Anorexia tends to develop early (as early as 6 years old), most commonly during teenage years. It often affects people with perfectionistic/obsessive personalities (self-critical, high achievers etc. ). It is more common in middle and high socioeconomic status brackets.
