Eating Disorders

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Eating Disorders

• Mental health disorders characterized by
  dysfunctional eating/behavior patterns, etc.

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Eating Disorders

• According to the DSM-VR
• Anorexia Nervosa - over control
• Bulimia Nervosa and Bulimarexia- alternating
  control and lack of control
• Binge Eating - loss of control

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Eating Disorders

• Disorders share these traits
• Dissatisfaction with body image
• Self-critical
• Control is a major issue
• Dont manage stress well

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Other Common Characteristics of Anorexics
Bulimics

• Usually NOT the oldest child.
• Compliant child/adult good person.
• Good student.
• Some have over-controlling parents.
• Some are survivors of sexual abuse.

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Anorexia Nervosa

• Affects 1 of women in U.S.
• Weighs 15 below normal body weight.
• Hasnt menstruated for at least three months.
• Self-starvation (avg. 300-600 cal./day)
• Views self as fat.
• Often compulsive exercising.

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Anorexia Nervosa

• Dont eat enough to maintain a reasonable body
  weight
• Insecure about themselves
• Self-worth based upon body image
• Nearly three million Americans, mostly young
  women, have anorexia

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Anorexia Nervosa

• Health risks
• Cease menstruation - amenorrhea
• Damage to major organs
• Depression and suicide
• Treatment
• Therapy education, cognitive therapy, and
  behavior modification have to learn new eating
  and thinking habits
• Drug treatment

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Bulimia Nervosa

• Affects 5 of all women in the U.S.
• Binge/purge and/or laxative use is repeated at
  least twice a week for three months in a row or
  more.
• Views self as fat.
• Often compulsive exercising.

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Bulimia Nervosa

• More social than anorexics, therefore harder to
  assess also, closer to normal body weight
• Binge and purge - may use laxative, diuretics, or
  vomiting
• Abnormal fear of being fat
• Afflicts mostly young women

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Bulimia Nervosa

• Health risks
• Tremendous strain on the body
• Teeth become eroded
• Liver and kidney damage
• Arrhythmia
• Menstrual problems
• Treatment
• Cognitive therapy and antidepressant drugs

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Bulimarexia

• Same characteristics of bulimia, except the
  individual consumes 15,000 calories a day or more
  then binges and purges and/or uses laxatives.

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Binge Eating

• Same as bulimia but without the purging
• Loss of control often caused by emotional
  triggers
• Anxiety and self-doubt
• Usually overweight
• Some are survivors of sexual abuse

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Binge Eating

• Health risks
• Obesity
• Depression
• Treatment Psychotherapy and drug therapy