PSYCO239 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Binge Eating
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It has not always done so, but western society today equates thinness with health and beauty: thinness has become a national obsession. There has been a rise in eating disorders in the past three decades: the core issue is a morbid fear of weight gain. Two main diagnoses: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa. All eating disorder involve the factor of control. The main symptoms of anorexia nervosa are: a refusal to maintain more than 85% of normal body weight, intense fears of becoming overweight, distorted view of weight and shape, amenorrhea. There are two main subtypes: restricting type. Lose weight by cutting out sweets and fattening snacks, eventually eliminating nearly all food. Often eat the same thing: binge-eating/purging type. Lose weight by forcing themselves to vomit after meals or by abusing laxatives or diuretics. Like those with bulimia nervosa, people with this subtype may. About 90% 95% of cases occur in females engage in eating binges.
