Psychopathology Exam 2 Ch9-12

Eating Disorder - Correct Answer persistent disturbance in eating behavior, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder anorexia nervosa - Correct Answer intense fear of gaining weight or becoming "fat" coupled with refusal to maintain adequate nutrition and with severe loss of body weight important anorexia change from DSM 4 to 5... - Correct Answer amenorrhea (cessation of menstruation) is no longer required for a person to be given the diagnosis True or False: those with anorexia nervosa will often go out of their way to show off their weight loss - Correct Answer False, though they often deny having a problem , a common behavior is wearing baggy clothing to cover up loss or drinking tons of water to temporarily increase their weight when others are weighing them What are the 2-types of Anorexia nervosa? - Correct Answer restricting and binge eating/purging Binge eating - Correct Answer out-of-control consumption of an amount of food that is far greater than what most people would eat in the same amount of time and under the same circumstances Purge - Correct Answer removal of food from the body by self-induced vomiting or misuse of laxatives, diuretics, and enemas Compensatory behaviors that accompany anorexia nervosa - Correct Answer binge/purge, excessive exercising, fasting Distorted thinking/values in anorexia nervosa - Correct Answer "a truly successful person with my disorder will die from starvation, since I have not lost weight, I am a failure" "not a disease, its just self-control"