PSYC 2051 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Ghrelin, Sedentary Lifestyle, Childhood Obesity
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Eating disorders: types of eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, restricting, binge-eating/purging, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, muscle dysphoria: extreme dissatisfaction with one"s muscularity, disordered eating often accompanied by depression, substance abuse, and suicidal ideation. Influencing factors: societal emphasis on thinness, unrealistic images in magazines, obesity in the us, 68% of adults were overweight as of 2012, 36% of cincinnatians are obese. 0. 7-4%; 1. 5x more prevalent in females than in males; about. Anorexia nervosa: characterized by extreme thinness, occurs primarily in adolescent girls and young women, most people with the disorder continue to insist they are overweight, even when clearly. Individuals starve themselves, detesting any weight gain emaciated. Anorexia nervosa subtypes: restricting, weight loss through severe dieting or exercising, individuals with this type tend to be more introverted, binge-eating/purging, self-induced vomiting, laxatives or diuretics, individuals are more extroverted and impulsive, report more anxiety, depression, or guilt.
