PSY 322 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Binge Eating Disorder, Binge Eating, Eating Disorder
25 Sep 2018
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Image what the opposite sex ideal bodies type for the sex: were likely than men to show a gap b/w their current and ideal body shape. Anorexia nervosa criteria: refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age or height, less tha(cid:374) (cid:1012)5% of expe(cid:272)ted (cid:449)eight (cid:894)bmi (cid:1005)(cid:1011). 5(cid:895, failure to gain weight at appropriate developmental points. Intense fear of becoming fat despite being underweight: disturbance in perception of body weight, under influence in body weight or shape in self- evaluation or denial of the seriousness of the current body weight. Consequences of anorexia nervosa: amenorrhea/ low testosterone level, loss menstrual cycle, dry skin, brittle hair, and nails, yellow skin, susceptibility to cold, cardiac problems, including death. Irregular heartbeat: may become sterile even after treated, anorexia highest mortality rates of all mental disorder, not enough energy to the brain makes hard to concentrate.
