Psychology 2320A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Bulimia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa, Mythbusters

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2320A/B
• Professor: Jeff St.Pierre

Document Summary

Many childhood problems best depicted in terms of relationships. Problems may be the result of children"s attempts to adapt to abnormal or unusual. Determining what is normal and abnormal can be an arbitrary process. Traditionally defined as a pattern of behavioral, cognitive or physical symptoms, that is associated with one or more of: Increased risk for further suffering or harm. Some of this prevention research looks for reduced incidence of diagnoses, some looks for reduced evidence of impairment or distress. Percentage of teachers who say that about half their class or more enter kindergarten with. Schizophrenia a serious thought disorder onset late adolescence, early adulthood. Requires anti-psychotic medication treatment to prevent the significant loss of life skills and long term deterioration. Personality disorders an ingrained maladaptive coping style. Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic, avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive. Adolescent onset of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, primarily in girls.