STUDY GUIDE
Chapters 8 & 12
CHAPTER 8: Eating Disorders and Sleep Disorders
Review all the disorders discussed in the chapter and powerpoint
Treatments for the disorders and the stages of treatment of CBT
Medication treatment for disorders
Gender differences relating to each disorder
Understand part of the brain that contributes to disorders
Define compensatory behaviors
Cultural groups more susceptible to be diagnose with disorder
What medical technologies can be used to assess sleep difficulties
Define anoxia and cataplexy
CHAPTER 12: Personality Disorders
Review all the disorders discussed in the chapter and powerpoint
Treatments for the disorders
Medication treatment for disorders
Risk factors relating to personality disorders
Know the disorders for each cluster
Psychological assessments used to diagnose personality disorders
Understand the BIG FIVE personality traits
Know the stigmas associated with the disorders
What are the prevention programs used for personality disorders
CHAPTER 8: EATING DISORDERS AND SLEEP DISORDERS
, Disorder Symptoms Therapy/Medication Other
Bulimia Nervosa Eating a larger amount of Drugs: Most common on college
food (mostly junk food) Drugs may be effective campuses.
than normal—out of during the binging and Most common among
control eating. purging cycle. women.
The individual attempts Antidepressant Adolescent girls are most
to compensate for this medication proven at risk.
binge eating by using effective for mood and Tends to be chronic if
purging techniques such anxiety disorders. untreated.
as forced vomiting or Prozac
using laxatives. Selective serotonin
People with bulimia are reuptake inhibitors
ashamed of both their (SSRIs)
eating issues and their
lack of control. Psychological Treatments:
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
enhanced (CBT-E).
The first stage is teaching
the patient the physical
consequences of binge
eating and purging, as
well as the ineffectiveness
of vomiting and laxative
abuse for weight control
, Patients are scheduled to
eat small, manageable
amounts of food 5 or 6
times a day with no more
than a 3-hour interval
between. This eliminates
periods of overeating and
dietary restriction.
In later stages, CBT-E
focuses on altering
dysfunctional thoughts
and attitudes about body
shape, weight, and eating.
Coping strategies for
resisting the impulse to
binge and/or purge are
also developed.
There is also good evidence that
family therapy directed at the
painful conflicts present in
families with an adolescent who
has an eating disorder can be
helpful
Anorexia Nervosa More successful with Drugs: Chronic course, but less
Chapters 8 & 12
CHAPTER 8: Eating Disorders and Sleep Disorders
Review all the disorders discussed in the chapter and powerpoint
Treatments for the disorders and the stages of treatment of CBT
Medication treatment for disorders
Gender differences relating to each disorder
Understand part of the brain that contributes to disorders
Define compensatory behaviors
Cultural groups more susceptible to be diagnose with disorder
What medical technologies can be used to assess sleep difficulties
Define anoxia and cataplexy
CHAPTER 12: Personality Disorders
Review all the disorders discussed in the chapter and powerpoint
Treatments for the disorders
Medication treatment for disorders
Risk factors relating to personality disorders
Know the disorders for each cluster
Psychological assessments used to diagnose personality disorders
Understand the BIG FIVE personality traits
Know the stigmas associated with the disorders
What are the prevention programs used for personality disorders
CHAPTER 8: EATING DISORDERS AND SLEEP DISORDERS
, Disorder Symptoms Therapy/Medication Other
Bulimia Nervosa Eating a larger amount of Drugs: Most common on college
food (mostly junk food) Drugs may be effective campuses.
than normal—out of during the binging and Most common among
control eating. purging cycle. women.
The individual attempts Antidepressant Adolescent girls are most
to compensate for this medication proven at risk.
binge eating by using effective for mood and Tends to be chronic if
purging techniques such anxiety disorders. untreated.
as forced vomiting or Prozac
using laxatives. Selective serotonin
People with bulimia are reuptake inhibitors
ashamed of both their (SSRIs)
eating issues and their
lack of control. Psychological Treatments:
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
enhanced (CBT-E).
The first stage is teaching
the patient the physical
consequences of binge
eating and purging, as
well as the ineffectiveness
of vomiting and laxative
abuse for weight control
, Patients are scheduled to
eat small, manageable
amounts of food 5 or 6
times a day with no more
than a 3-hour interval
between. This eliminates
periods of overeating and
dietary restriction.
In later stages, CBT-E
focuses on altering
dysfunctional thoughts
and attitudes about body
shape, weight, and eating.
Coping strategies for
resisting the impulse to
binge and/or purge are
also developed.
There is also good evidence that
family therapy directed at the
painful conflicts present in
families with an adolescent who
has an eating disorder can be
helpful
Anorexia Nervosa More successful with Drugs: Chronic course, but less
