| Term | Definition |
|---|
| bulimia nervosa / binge-purge syndrome | a disorder marked by frequent eating binges that are followed by extreme compensatory behaviors to avoid gaining weight, binge-purge occurs at least 2/week for 3 months, self-evaluation tied to body image, within 10 lbs of normal body weight |
| multidimensional risk perspective | the view that several factors combine to produce a risk for a particular disorder; the more factors present, the greater the risk of developing the disorder |
| enmeshed family pattern | a family system in which members are over-involved with each other's affairs and over-concerned about each other's welfare |
| hypothalamus | a part of the brain that helps regulate various bodily functions, including eating and hunger |
| weight set point | the weight level that a person is predisposed to maintain, controlled in part by the hypothalamus |
| compensatory behaviors | repeatedly performed inappropriate behaviors such as forcing vomit, misusing laxatives, diuretics, or enemas, fasting, or exercising excessively |
| effective parents | parents who accurately attend to their children's biological and emotional needs, giving them food when they are crying from hunger and comfort when they are crying out of fear |
| lateral hypothalamus (LH) | area of the brain, which produces hunger when it is activated |
| ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) | area of the brain, which reduces hunger when it is activated |
| supportive nursing care | a treatment for anorexia nervosa, nurses gradually increase a patient's diet over the course of several weeks to more than 2500 calories a day |
| anorexia nervosa DSM-IV | weight 15% below expected weight, fear of becoming fat, distortion of body image, amenorrhea |
| amenorrhea | absence of 3 consecutive periods |
| restricting type anorexia prevalence | 50% of anorexic cases |
| binge-eating/purging type anorexia prevalence | 50% of anorexic cases |
| purging type bulimia prevalence | 2/3 of bulimic cases |
| non-purging type bulimia prevalence | 1/3 of bulimic cases |
| non-purging type bulimia | use fasting & exercise to prevent weight gain from binges |
| binge-eating disorder | binge eating accompanied by lack of control, but absence of compensatory behaviors, occurs 2/week for 6 months, don't value thinness as much |
| recovery rate for binge-eaters | 60% |
| sex ratio for anorexia | 20:1 (f:m) |
| sex ratio for bulimia | 10:1 (f:m) |
| anorexia prevalence | 1% of young adult females |
| bulimia prevalence | 2% |
| bulimia prevalence (by age) | ages 18-24: 5%, college students: 7-11% |
| bulimia prevalence (by class & race) | higher in middle & upper class white women |
| age of onset of eating disorders | adolescence |
| mortality rate of anorexia | 5% (suicide/health complications) |
| highest prevalence of eating disorders in female atheletes | aesthetic sports: 35% |
| reverse anorexia | men believed they were smaller than they were & wanted to be bigger: steroids |
| genetics of bulimia | mz: 20%, dz: 10% |
| genetics of anorexia | mz: 50%, dz: 10% |
| genetic relationship between mood disorders and eating disorders | 75% of patients with eating disorders have/have had mood disorders & high prevalence of mood disorders in 1st degree relatives |
| biological aspect of eating disorders | hypothalamus, low levels of neurotransmitters (esp. serotonin), once disorder gone hypothalamus & neurotransmitter levels return to normal |
| cognitive aspect of eating disorders | faulty beliefs exaggerate consequences of gaining weight, distortions inb ody image, the binge-purge cycle |
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