PSY 395 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Socioeconomic Status
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Treatment of anorexia and bulimia: emergency procedures to restore weight (only for anorexia, family therapy (more effective in anorexia) Shared treatments: antidepressants or other medications, cognitive-behavioral therapy, especially targets all-or-none thinking. Treatment of binge-eating disorder: medications: antidepressant, appetite suppressants, cognitive-behavioral and interpersonal therapy. Obesity and the dsm: obesity is not a dsm-5 eating disorder. Demographic factors: sex- somewhat more common in males, african americans are the exception (50% of aa women are obese, socioeconomic status, more common in lower ses. Weight stigma: negative weight-based stereotypes exist, conditions rated low on personal responsibility (e. g. cancer) elicit pity and intentions to help from others, however, conditions rated high on personal responsibility evoke little pity and high anger. Biological factors: hormones, low levels of leptin, high levels of ghrelin (g=go, very hungry cant get full, prader-willi syndrome: high levels of ghrelin, especially hungry, lower iq. Sociocultural influences: advertising, food accessibility, time pressure, ultra processed foods, restaurant portions.
