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PYC4802 Assignment 3 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2024 (672559)- DUE 26 July 2024
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PYC4802 Assignment 3(COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2024
(672559)- DUE 26 July 2024
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, PYC4802 Assignment 3 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2024
(672559)- DUE 26 July 2024
a) Provide and differentiate the diagnostic criteria and
hallmark features of Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa
and Binge-eating disorder (20)
Anorexia Nervosa (AN)
Diagnostic Criteria:
1. Restriction of Energy Intake: Leading to a significantly low body weight in the context
of age, sex, developmental trajectory, and physical health.
2. Intense Fear of Gaining Weight: Persistent behavior that interferes with weight gain,
even though underweight.
3. Disturbance in Self-Perceived Weight or Shape: Undue influence of body weight or
shape on self-evaluation, or persistent lack of recognition of the seriousness of the current
low body weight.
Hallmark Features:
Severe Weight Loss: Typically significantly below normal body weight.
Distorted Body Image: Individuals perceive themselves as overweight even when
underweight.
Amenorrhea: In females, the absence of at least three consecutive menstrual cycles.
Physical Symptoms: Includes brittle hair and nails, dry and yellowish skin, growth of
fine hair all over the body (lanugo), anemia, muscle wasting, severe constipation, low
blood pressure, and low body temperature.
Bulimia Nervosa (BN)
Diagnostic Criteria:
1. Recurrent Episodes of Binge Eating: Characterized by eating an excessive amount of
food in a discrete period of time, with a sense of lack of control during the episode.
2. Recurrent Inappropriate Compensatory Behaviors: To prevent weight gain, such as
self-induced vomiting, misuse of laxatives, diuretics, enemas, fasting, or excessive
exercise.
3. Frequency of Binge and Compensatory Behaviors: At least once a week for three
months.
4. Self-Evaluation: Unduly influenced by body shape and weight.
Hallmark Features:
Binge Eating: Consuming large quantities of food within a short time period.
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