Psychology 2310A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Bulimia Nervosa, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Binge Eating

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2310A/B
• Professor: Katerina Rnic

Document Summary

Bulimia nervosa (dsm-5): recurrent episodes of binge eating. In discrete period of time, eating amount of food that is de nitely larger than most ppl would. Thursday, december 1, 2016 eat during a similar time period / circumstance. Sense of lack of control over eating during the episodes (dissociative state) Recurrent / inappropriate compensatory behaviours to prevent weight gain (vomiting/laxatives) Binge eating & compensatory behaviour occur < once per week for 3 months. Self-esteem unduly in uenced by body shape & weight. Not exclusively during episodes of anorexia - rule out. Stress & emotional distress - exams, breakup. Forbidden foods - all or nothing thinking (why eat one cookie when can eat whole bag) Typically within normal weight range - distinguishing feature b/t an & bn. Personality disorders (bpd) - b/t 1/3 & 1/2 of those w bn have pd. Medical problems - uid & electrolyte abnormalities dehydration. Dental problems (stomach acid), enlarged salivary glands (overactive)