PSY 230 Lecture 10: Eating Disorders
2 Oct 2018
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In western countries, these disorders increased greatly between the 1960s and the. 1990s, and have leveled off somewhat in the last 20 years. The prevalence of bulimia has increased more than anorexia, which has been around since ancient times. Much more common in places where food is plentiful, young females in socially competitive environments are particularly at risk. Up to 30 million americans suffer from an eating disorder. 9% of american women suffer from an in their lifetime. Feeding and eating disorders - persistent disturbance of eating or eating-related behavior that results in altered consumption or absorption of food and significantly impairs physical health or psychosocial functioning. Eati(cid:374)g disorder, no (cid:894)edno (cid:895) u(cid:374)spe(cid:272)ified feed or eati(cid:374)g disorder. Lifetime - proportion of people that had the disorder at any point in their life. The two most well known forms of eating disorders are. At the heart of both disorders is: An intense and pathological fear of being overweight/obese.
