Psychology 2030A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Binge Eating Disorder, Binge Eating, Eating Disorder

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: David Vollick

Document Summary

Anorexia nervosa (an): inability to maintain a normal healthy body weight. Recognized by gull in late 19th century. Amenorrhea (not having period for < 3 months ) not criterion. Response from body shutting down reproductive functioning. Relapses & remissions (get better than spiral back) Measured by bmi (low bmi = anorexia) - weight in kg / height in m^2. Restriction of energy intake relative to needed energy requirements. Even after recovery, have low bmis, can get osteoporosis, depression & infertility. B/t 8-62% anorexics develop bulimia nervosa during 1st 5 yrs. Dsm-5: deny they have an illness, intense fear of gaining weight/feeling fat use of weight/ shape as measure of self-evaluation. Restricting or binge eating/purging (binge eating/purging/both) subtypes. Perception of body size & weight is distorted intense fear of getting fat. Psychosis - really believe they are fat. 3 possible problems: experience weight/shape as large even when emaciated. Placing undue importance on body weight/shape as measure of self-evaluation.