APSY 338 Exam #3 Study Set A+ Graded
Pica - ANSWER an abnormal craving or appetite for nonfood substances, such as dirt,
paint, or clay that lasts for at least 1 month
Rumination Disorder - ANSWER the regurgitation of recently eaten food into the mouth
followed by either rechewing, reswallowing, or spitting it out
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder - ANSWER The restriction is NOT due to a
body image disturbance, but a result of anxiety or phobia of food and/or eating, a
heightened sensitivity to sensory aspects of food such as texture, taste or smell, or a
lack of interest in food/eating secondary to low appetite
anorexia nervosa - ANSWER an eating disorder in which an irrational fear of weight gain
leads people to starve themselves
bulimia nervosa - ANSWER an eating disorder characterized by episodes of overeating,
usually of high-calorie foods, followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive
exercise
binge eating disorder - ANSWER significant binge-eating episodes, followed by distress,
disgust, or guilt, but without the compensatory purging, fasting, or excessive exercise
that marks bulimia nervosa
Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED) - ANSWER A feeding or eating
disorder that causes significant distress or impairment but does not meet the criteria for
another feeding or eating disorder.
Unspecified Feeding or Eating Disorder - ANSWER used in situations in which the
clinician cannot/chooses not to diagnose an eating disorder
Percentage of women with a form of disordered eating. - ANSWER 25%
Who does eating disorders affect most? - ANSWER women
Beauty standard of the 1930s - ANSWER curvy was the beauty standard, and if you were
skinny, you would be seen as poor and having no resources
Beauty standard of the 1990s - ANSWER skinny-looking figure
Percentage of people who compare themselves to images on social media - ANSWER
87% of females and 65% of males
Percentage of people who compare themseles negatively - ANSWER 50% of 85% of
females
effects of self-esteem - ANSWER You can have high self-esteem and still not be happy
,about your body, but if you have low self-esteem, there is a 0% chance of having solid
body satisfaction.
What percentage of people have bulimia nervosa? - ANSWER 1-1.5% overall population
Percentage of genders with bulimia nervosa? - ANSWER 90-95% are female and 25% are
all college women
Effects of Bulimia Nervosa - ANSWER -The majority is White (middle-upper middle class)
-Peaks in adolescence and young adulthood (At about puberty)
-Doesn't stand out because they often are within the normal weight range or slightly
above
-Dieting (efforts to lose weight) is usually attempted first
-Chronic if left untreated.
Percentage of recoveries in bulimia nervosa - ANSWER 50% fully recover, 25% improve,
25% never improve
Bulimia nervosa criteria - ANSWER -Occurs weekly for 3+ months:
-Binging up to 2 hours (eating large amounts of food and eating is out of control/can't
stop)
-Eat in secret
-Lack of control
-Compensatory Behaviors: the guilt of eating a lot. (purging via self-induced vomiting,
diuretics, laxatives, and even excessive exercise (trying to find all the food you ate.
Fasting and food restriction)
-During a binge, they eat unhealthy foods that they normally would not eat
Statistics of Bulimia Nervosa - ANSWER -Average 1,500-3,000 calories or 60,000+
calories during a binge.
-70-80% use self-induced vomiting while 30% use laxatives
Cycle of Bulimia Nervosa - ANSWER Anxiety- binging
leads to
Fear of weight gain-purging
leads to
Loss of fear of weight gain-guilt
, leads to
Anxiety (repeating)
Food restriction backfires - ANSWER -Starved people become preoccupied with food
-When you restrict your food, it sets you up to binge (makes it harder to control eating)
-Females with bulimia vs. females without it: the normal saw themselves as having the
same body weight after the snack, whereas women with bulimia saw themselves as
bigger after the snacks (psychologically, that's how they see themselves)
medical consequences of bulimia nervosa - ANSWER -Swollen salivary glands plus
(esophageal inflammation/ rupture and acid reflux)
-Severe tooth decay
-Electrolyte imbalance and dehydration (potassium, sodium, and calcium all gets thrown
off) shock, seizures, and kidney or heart failure
-Intestinal problems- IBS, peptic ulcers (constantly bloating)
-Calluses on fingers and hands (rougher skin on fingers if you always self-induce
purging)
-Binging damages cells in the stomach (risk for stomach rupture)
Associated features of bulimia nervosa - ANSWER -Most severe form: purging type
-Purging is an inefficient means to reduce weight because the body already absorbs all
the calories in the mouth so even if you vomit it you are not losing weight because the
body already absorbed it. Only eating one meal a day, slows down the metabolism
-A closely related disorder is Binge eating disorder. It is similar, but they don't indulge in
COMPENSATORY BEHAVIORS (like purging or exercising)
-Restrictions set you up to binge
-Binge eating disorder links to Obesity. Homeostasis (body is adjusted to you binge
eating at once)
anorexia nervosa statistics - ANSWER 12-month prevalence = 1.4% in females
10:1 female to male ratio (often high SES, white)
anorexia nervosa info - ANSWER -Onset similar to bulimia but LINKED with stressful life
events
-Only disorder linked with life-threatening consequences (can kill you)
-Weight loss < than 85% of normal
Pica - ANSWER an abnormal craving or appetite for nonfood substances, such as dirt,
paint, or clay that lasts for at least 1 month
Rumination Disorder - ANSWER the regurgitation of recently eaten food into the mouth
followed by either rechewing, reswallowing, or spitting it out
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder - ANSWER The restriction is NOT due to a
body image disturbance, but a result of anxiety or phobia of food and/or eating, a
heightened sensitivity to sensory aspects of food such as texture, taste or smell, or a
lack of interest in food/eating secondary to low appetite
anorexia nervosa - ANSWER an eating disorder in which an irrational fear of weight gain
leads people to starve themselves
bulimia nervosa - ANSWER an eating disorder characterized by episodes of overeating,
usually of high-calorie foods, followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive
exercise
binge eating disorder - ANSWER significant binge-eating episodes, followed by distress,
disgust, or guilt, but without the compensatory purging, fasting, or excessive exercise
that marks bulimia nervosa
Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED) - ANSWER A feeding or eating
disorder that causes significant distress or impairment but does not meet the criteria for
another feeding or eating disorder.
Unspecified Feeding or Eating Disorder - ANSWER used in situations in which the
clinician cannot/chooses not to diagnose an eating disorder
Percentage of women with a form of disordered eating. - ANSWER 25%
Who does eating disorders affect most? - ANSWER women
Beauty standard of the 1930s - ANSWER curvy was the beauty standard, and if you were
skinny, you would be seen as poor and having no resources
Beauty standard of the 1990s - ANSWER skinny-looking figure
Percentage of people who compare themselves to images on social media - ANSWER
87% of females and 65% of males
Percentage of people who compare themseles negatively - ANSWER 50% of 85% of
females
effects of self-esteem - ANSWER You can have high self-esteem and still not be happy
,about your body, but if you have low self-esteem, there is a 0% chance of having solid
body satisfaction.
What percentage of people have bulimia nervosa? - ANSWER 1-1.5% overall population
Percentage of genders with bulimia nervosa? - ANSWER 90-95% are female and 25% are
all college women
Effects of Bulimia Nervosa - ANSWER -The majority is White (middle-upper middle class)
-Peaks in adolescence and young adulthood (At about puberty)
-Doesn't stand out because they often are within the normal weight range or slightly
above
-Dieting (efforts to lose weight) is usually attempted first
-Chronic if left untreated.
Percentage of recoveries in bulimia nervosa - ANSWER 50% fully recover, 25% improve,
25% never improve
Bulimia nervosa criteria - ANSWER -Occurs weekly for 3+ months:
-Binging up to 2 hours (eating large amounts of food and eating is out of control/can't
stop)
-Eat in secret
-Lack of control
-Compensatory Behaviors: the guilt of eating a lot. (purging via self-induced vomiting,
diuretics, laxatives, and even excessive exercise (trying to find all the food you ate.
Fasting and food restriction)
-During a binge, they eat unhealthy foods that they normally would not eat
Statistics of Bulimia Nervosa - ANSWER -Average 1,500-3,000 calories or 60,000+
calories during a binge.
-70-80% use self-induced vomiting while 30% use laxatives
Cycle of Bulimia Nervosa - ANSWER Anxiety- binging
leads to
Fear of weight gain-purging
leads to
Loss of fear of weight gain-guilt
, leads to
Anxiety (repeating)
Food restriction backfires - ANSWER -Starved people become preoccupied with food
-When you restrict your food, it sets you up to binge (makes it harder to control eating)
-Females with bulimia vs. females without it: the normal saw themselves as having the
same body weight after the snack, whereas women with bulimia saw themselves as
bigger after the snacks (psychologically, that's how they see themselves)
medical consequences of bulimia nervosa - ANSWER -Swollen salivary glands plus
(esophageal inflammation/ rupture and acid reflux)
-Severe tooth decay
-Electrolyte imbalance and dehydration (potassium, sodium, and calcium all gets thrown
off) shock, seizures, and kidney or heart failure
-Intestinal problems- IBS, peptic ulcers (constantly bloating)
-Calluses on fingers and hands (rougher skin on fingers if you always self-induce
purging)
-Binging damages cells in the stomach (risk for stomach rupture)
Associated features of bulimia nervosa - ANSWER -Most severe form: purging type
-Purging is an inefficient means to reduce weight because the body already absorbs all
the calories in the mouth so even if you vomit it you are not losing weight because the
body already absorbed it. Only eating one meal a day, slows down the metabolism
-A closely related disorder is Binge eating disorder. It is similar, but they don't indulge in
COMPENSATORY BEHAVIORS (like purging or exercising)
-Restrictions set you up to binge
-Binge eating disorder links to Obesity. Homeostasis (body is adjusted to you binge
eating at once)
anorexia nervosa statistics - ANSWER 12-month prevalence = 1.4% in females
10:1 female to male ratio (often high SES, white)
anorexia nervosa info - ANSWER -Onset similar to bulimia but LINKED with stressful life
events
-Only disorder linked with life-threatening consequences (can kill you)
-Weight loss < than 85% of normal
