PSY 280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Laxative, Dentin, Undue Influence
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Monday 3/16/16: exam review session: tonight 7:00-8:00, giltner 146, exam 2 next monday (trauma/stressor related disorders through feeding and eating. Note about obesity: obesity is not in the dsm-5, complex, poorly understood etiology (development, more research is needed. Binge eating: binge eating cuts across nearly all eating disorder diagnoses. Large amount of food, short period of time, and ***loss of control*** binge eating. Binge eating: two categories of binge eating episodes. Objective binge episode: large amount of food, used for bn and bed diagnosis. Subjective binge episode: small amount of food/normal amount of food, feels like a large amount to the individual. Compensatory behavior may involve: laxative, vomiting, fasting, excessive exercise, etc. Building up of calluses on hands from vomiting. Common comorbidity: 80% of people with bn have another psychiatric disorder at the same time or a different time in their life. Low self-esteem: other more erratic features. Sensation seeking/stimulus seeking their binge eating is usually giving them that high.
