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Characteristics |of |anorexia |nervosa |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Patient |is |unaware |of |condition

Distorted |body |image

Lack |of |menstruation |(body |lacking |fat |needed)

Mood |and |behavior |changes

Physical |exhaustion

Physical:

Emaciated |appearance

Hypotension |(low |blood |pressure)

Hair |loss |/ |brittle |hair

Amenorrhea |(no |periods), |possible |fertility |changes

Yellow |and |dry |skin

Lanugo |(hairy |skin)

GI |complications |→ |abdominal |pain, |chronic |constipation



Types |of |anorexia |nervosa |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Restricting |type: |does |not |regularly |engage
|in |binge |eating |or |purging |behavior |→ |only |restricts |food |intake



Binge |eating/ |purging |type: |regularly |engages |in |binge |eating |or |purging |behavior |→ |similar |to
|bulimia |with |binge |eating




Characteristics |of |bulimia |nervosa |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Tend |to |be |close |to |ideal |body |
weight |with |large |weight |fluctuations

Low |self |esteem, |often |associated |with |depression

,Awareness |of |disorder

Alternating |periods |of |calorie |restrictions |and |bingeing |and |purging

Laxative |abuse

Feelings |of |out |of |control, |embarrassed, |depressed, |or |guilty

Behavioral |symptoms

Engages |in |binge |eating |and |compensatory |behaviors

Feels |like |eating |behavior |is |out |of |control

Overvalues |weight |as |a |basis |for |self-esteem

Depressive |/ |varying |moods



Types |of |bulimia |nervosa |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Purging |type: |regularly |engages |in |self-
induced |vomiting |or |misuse |of |laxatives, |diuretics, |or |enemas

Nonpurging |type: |using |other |inappropriate |compensatory |behaviors |such |as |fasting |or |
excessive |exercise |without |purging

More |prevalent |than |anorexia

More |men |suffer |from |bulimia |than |anorexia



Characteristics |of |binge |eating |disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Less |severe |behavior |than |
bulimia

Periods |of |restriction |followed |by |bingeing

No |purging

Feelings |of |out |of |control, |embarrassed, |depressed, |guilty |(psychological |disorders)

Responds |more |readily |to |treatment |than |other |disorders



Causes |of |eating |disorders |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Societal |pressure |for |thinness |

Distorted |body |image, |central |to |the |diagnosis

Media |messages |giving |unrealistic |ideals

, Dieting

Perfectionism, |need |for |control

Family |dynamics |

Moms |views |towards |food |and |eating |is |critical |to |daughters

Associated |with |depression, |anxiety, |sexual |abuse, |other |psychological |conditions |

Ex: |bulimia



Dangers |of |anorexia |nervosa |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Similar |effects |of |protein |energy |
malnutrition |(PEM)

Slowing |of |growth |and |development

BMR |declines |from |loss |of |lean |body |mass |

Because |there's |a |higher |BMR |in |lean |mass

Heart |muscle |weakened

Lack |of |carbs |= |sacrifice |protein |(lean |muscle |mass) |for |energy |= |heart |which |is |a |muscle |is |
weakened

Bones |(density) |weakened

Calcium |and |vitamin |D |essential |to |strong |bone, |calcium |used |to |maintain |calcium |
homeostasis |in |blood, |lack |of |calcium |= |body |withdraws |calcium |in |bone |to |help |with |
homeostasis

Anemia

Slowing |of |GI |function

Electrolyte |imbalance

Death |(from |heart |failure)



Dangers |of |bulimia |nervosa |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Impairs |fluid |and |electrolyte |balance |
which |can |lead |to |abnormal |heart |rhythms

Electrolytes |essential |for |muscle |contraction |→ |binge |eating |affects |balance |and |an |unbalance |
effects |the |heart

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