PSYC 2306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Leptin, Osteopenia, Libido
15 Mar 2017
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St. catherine of siena (1300"s): became so depressed about infertility that she refused to eat. Only ate a handful of herbs a day. Described her inability to eat as an illness. Would throw up what she swallowed and suffered severe stomach pains. Viewed restricting as sign of strength and moral character. Richard morton (1689): 18 year old girl had lack of appetite, bad digestion, swelling of limbs, pale complexion, fainting, increasing physical deterioration without a fever or cough. Loathed food and wasting of body not due to any physiological dysfunction. Focus on activities despite negative consequences to her health. Doctor described her as skeleton, only clad with skin. Sir william gull (1873): patient is 17 years old, 5"5 and 82 lbs, most of her physical condition was normal. Exhibited striking expression of nervous state, seemed hardly possible that the bod wasted could undergo exercise which seemed agreeable.
