These are the class notes about common disorders in psychology like anxiety, depression, eating disorders. All of these notes have color code terms to enhance memory while studying along with visuals for all learners.
Eating disorders have dramatically increased as thinness has become a
national obsession.
Western society equates thinness w/ beauty & health.
There’s been an increase in these eating disorders:
Anorexia nervosa → the desire to be thin & causes people to be overly
obsess about what they eat & their body weight.
Bulimia nervosa → eating a LARGE amount of food & then forcing oneself
to throw up in order to prevent gaining weight.
Binge-eating disorder → people go on frequent eating binges but does not
try to make themselves throw up or do other measures to prevent gaining
weight.
💡 ANOREXIA NERVOSA:
CHAPTER 9- EATING DISORDERS 1
, DEFINITION → An individual who purposely takes in very little food or
nourishment which results in low body weight compared to their peers of
the same age group & gender.
Fear of gaining weight, & repeatedly finding ways to prevent it.
Distorted body perception, placing inappropriate emphasis on weight or
shape, causing to be judgmental to themselves.
Two main subtypes:
RESTRICTING-TYPE ANOREXIA NERVOSA:
At least half of the people w/ anorexia nervosa reduce their weight by
restricting food intake.
First, they cut out sweets from their food intake & then it leads on to
eliminating other types of food. Having no variety in their diet.
BINGE EATING/ PURGING TYPE:
Forced emesis, abuses laxatives or other diuretics.
May engage in eating binges.
Incidence & onset:
75% of anorexia nervosa cases occur in women & young girls.
Although this disorder can occur at any age, it typically occurs at ages 14-
20.
0.6% of all people in Western countries develop this problem in their
lifetime.
Progression - how does this disorder occur?
Target audience: a person who is slightly overweight or of normal weight.
May be caused from a stressful event → separation of parents, a move
away from home, & or any experience of personal failure.
Most patients recover, but 6% die from starvation, medical problems or
suicide (rate is 5x within the general population).
THE CLINICAL PICTURE:
CHAPTER 9- EATING DISORDERS 2
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