PSYC 2306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Laxative, Bulimia Nervosa, Boston Ballet
15 Mar 2017
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Athletes and eds: higher incidence of ed than non-athletes, teams have lower incidence than individuals, state vs trait. For every 1 male, 2 female athletes had an ed but did not have an ed after participation in sport ended (state related). Thin build athletics: form focused, figure skaters, divers, dancers: an 7x higher rate in dance academy female students, history of ballet: peasant to sylph, models. Variants in athletes that look like eds: compulsive exercise, anorexia athletica, exercise bulimia, ritual and calorie compensation. Gymnasts: 1970"s: 5"3, 105 pounds, 2000: 4"10, 88 pounds, christy heinrich: died in 1990 at 60 pounds. Ballet: prevalence of ed overall in ballet dancers is 93%. Only health if genetically born that way: heidi guenther: 5"4 ballerina from boston ballet. 125 lbs to 105 lbs to death at 93 lbs, age 23. Wrestling: statistics: 33% of all male athletes are affected by ed, weekly weight loss average is.
