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PSY 304 Abnormal Psychology - ExamThree questions with accurate answers.
What are the two main diagnoses of eating disorders? ANS -Anorexia nervosa and bullimia nervosa.
What are the main symptoms of anorexia nervosa? ANS -A refusal to maintain more than 85%.
Intense fears of becoming overweight.
Distorted view of weight and shape.
Amenorrhea.
What is amenorrhea? ANS -An abnormal absence of menstruation.
What are the two main subtypes of anorexia nervosa? ANS -Restricting type and binge-eating/purging
type.
What is the restricting type of anorexia nervosa? ANS -Losing weight by cutting out sweets and fattening
snacks, eventually eliminating nearly all food.
Rates and percentages of anorexia nervosa ANS -• About 90-95% of cases occur in females
• Peak age of onset is between 14 and 18 years old
• Between 0.5%-3.5% of females in Western countries develop anorexia nervosa
What is the driving motive for individuals with anorexia nervosa? ANS -FEAR of becoming obese, giving
in to the desire to eat, losing control of body size and shape.
,Are individuals with anorexia nervosa preoccupied with food? ANS -Yes, this includes thinking and
reading about food and planning for meals.
Individuals with anorexia nervosa think in distorted ways such as... ANS -Having a low opinion of their
body shape, overestimating their actual proportions, holding maladaptive attitudes and misperceptions.
Individuals with anorexia nervosa tend to display which psychological problems? ANS -Depression,
anxiety, low self-esteem, insomnia, substance abuse, OCD, perfectionism.
What medical problems are caused by anorexia nervosa? ANS -Amenorrhea, low body temperature, low
blood pressure, body swelling, reduced bone density, slow heart rate, metabolic and electrolyte
imbalances, dry skin, brittle nails, poor circulation, lanugo.
What is bulimia nervosa? ANS -Repeated bouts of uncontrolled overeating during a limited period of
time.
What inappropriate compensatory behaviors characterize bulimia nervosa? ANS -Forced vomiting,
misusing laxatives / diuretics / enemas, fasting, exercising excessively.
Rates and percentages of bulimia nervosa ANS -• About 90-95% of cases occur in females
• Peak age of onset is between 15 and 21
• Symptoms may last for several years with periodic letup
• 25-50% of students admit to period binge-eating or self-induced vomiting.
How many binge episodes per week do individuals with bulimia nervosa tend to have? ANS -Between 1
and 30 episodes with as many as 10,000 calories consumed per episode.
What are the problems with compensatory behavior within bulimia nervosa? ANS -• Vomiting fails to
prevent absorption of half the calories consumed during a binge.
• Repeated vomiting affects the ability to feel satisfied -> greater hunger and binging.
• These behaviors only temporarily relieve the negative feelings attached to binge eating.
, What are the similarities of bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa? ANS -• Begin after a period of dieting
• Fear of becoming obese
• Drive to become thin
• Preoccupation with food, weight, and apperance
• Feelings of anxiety, depression, obsessiveness, perfectionism
• Heightened risk of suicide attempts
• Substance abuse
• Distorted body perception
• Disturbed attitudes toward eating
What are the differences of bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa? ANS -• Individuals with bulimia
nervosa are more concerned about pleasing others, being attractive to others, and having intimate
relationships
• People with bulimia nervosa tend to be more sexually active
• People with bulimia nervosa are more likely to have histories of mood swings, low frustration
tolerance, and poor coping
• More than one-third of people with bulimia display characteristics of a personality disorder,
particularly borderline personality disorder
What are the medical differences of bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa? ANS -• Only half of women
with bulimia nervosa experience amenorrhea vs. almost all women with anorexia nervosa suffer from it
• People with bulimia nervosa suffer damage caused by purging, especially from vomiting and laxatives
What is binge eating disorder? ANS -Individuals with binge eating disorder engage in repeated eating
binges during which they feel no control.
These individuals do not perform inappropriate compensatory behaviors leading to 2/3 of those with
this disorder becoming overweight/obese.
What causes eating disorders? PSYCHODYNAMIC ANS -Hilde Bruch -> eating disorders are the result of
disturbed mother-child interactions, which lead to serious ego deficiencies in the child and to severe
perceptual disturbances.
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