PSYB32H3 Chapter 10: Chapter 10 Notes.docx
4 Nov 2014
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Activity anorexia: the loss of appetite that results from being engaged in extreme physical activity. Activity anorexia could apply to ballet dancers or athletes, for example. Amenorrhea: loss of menstrual blood, which is sometimes caused by eating disorders. Anorexia nervosa (an): a disorder in which a person refuses to eat or to retain any food or suffers a prolonged and severe diminution of appetite. The individual has an intense fear of becoming obese, feels fat even when emaciated, refuses to maintain a minimal body weight, and loses at least 25% of his or her original weight. Binge eating disorder (bed): added officially as a new eating disorder diagnosis in the dsm- 5; includes recurrent episodes of unrestrained eating that can involve the ingestion of thousands of calories at one time. Body mass index: often referred to as bmi, an index that reflects how heavy someone is as a function of their height.
