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Chapter 10: Eating Disorders

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Psychology
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Eating disorders
Psychiatry
Abnormal Psychology
health
Bulimia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa
Binge eating disorder
Anorexia
Thin
Purging disorder
National Eating Disorders Association
Human development
behavior
Interpersonal relationships
Love
Psychoanalysis
Human behavior
Attachment theory
Personal life
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Eating Disorders Anorexia Nervosa Refusal to maintain minimally normal body weight Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat Disturbance in way in which body weight or shape is experienced, etc. Absence of at least three consecutive menstrual cycles Specify restricting type or binge/purging type Bulimia Nervosa Recurrent episodes of binge eating Recurrent inappropriate compensatory behaviors in order to prevent weight gain Binge eating & compensatory behavior occur on average 2X/week for 3 months Self-evaluation unduly influenced by weight Doesn?t occur only during anorexia Specify: Purging type or Nonpurging type Etiology Biological factors Twin studies MZ (20-50%) DZ (>10%) Family studies Hypothalmus Modulates neurotransmitters such as serotonin and norepinephrine

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