PSY 245 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Cardiac Arrhythmia, Water–Electrolyte Imbalance, Binge Eating
25 Jul 2020
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Food is regurgitated after it is swallowed and then chewed some more, reswallowed, or spit out: must happen at least several times a week. Has no apparent gastro-intestinal difficulty (e. g. , no nausea: rarely expresses any disgust, often shows satisfaction. Prevalence not known; age of onset usually 3 12 months. Causes are not known: associated with neglect, stress, parent-child relationship problems. May possibly lead to death from malnutrition in severe cases with infants. Binge eating: excess amounts of food in less than 2 hours, experienced as out of control. Compensatory behaviors: purging, excessive exercise, fasting. Binging & compensation 1 per week for 3 months. Self esteem closely tied to weight and/or body shape. Most are within 10% of normal weight. Overly-successful weight loss resulting in significantly low body weight in the context of age, sex, developmental trajectory and physical health . weight that is less than minimally normal (dsm-5, p. 338) Intense fears: gaining weight, losing control of eating.
