FSU CLP 4143 - Abnormal Psych Test Three Review

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Abnormal Psych Test Three Review Eating Disorders Anorexia Nervosa AN people fail to maintain body weights that are normal for their age and height and have fears of becoming fat distorted body images and amenorrhea Bulimia Nervosa BN people engage in bingeing and behave in ways to prevent weight gain from the binges such as self induced vomiting excessive exercise and abuse of purging drugs laxatives Binge Eating Disorder BED people compulsively overeat either continuously or on discrete binges but do not behave in ways to compensate for the overeating Subtypes of Anorexia Nervosa Restricting type of anorexia nervosa refuse to eat and or engage in excessive exercise as a way of preventing weight gain Binge purge type of anorexia nervosa periodically engage in binge eating or purging behaviors o Self induced vomiting or misuse of laxatives or diuretics Prevalence in United States and Europe 0 9 in adult women 0 3 in adolescence women 0 3 in males in the U S No males with anorexia nervosa in Europe In the U S Caucasians are more than likely than African Americans and Hispanic Americans to develop the disorder Anorexia usually begins in adolescence or young adulthood o Typically 7 years for women and three years for men Individuals with the binge purge type of anorexia tend to have more comorbid one or more additional disorders psychopathology than people with the restricting type Death rate 5 9 o Cardiovascular complications Bradycardia extreme slowing of the heart arrhythmia irregular heart beat and heart failure o Acute expansion of the stomach to the point of rupturing o Bone strength is an issue for women with amenorrhea o Kidney damage o Impaired immune system functioning makes people more vulnerable to medical illnesses Binge Episode involves an amount of food definitely larger than most people would eat during a small period of time and in similar circumstances Compensatory behaviors used to control weight o Self induced vomiting most often associated with bulimia o The abuse of laxatives diuretics or other purging medications o Fasting o Excessive exercise Prevalence o 0 5 in adults o 0 9 in adolescents Much more common in females than males Men with the disorder are much more likely than women to exercise excessively o In the U S it is more common in Caucasians than in African Americans o More common in westernized cultures than in non westernized cultures Onset often occurs in adolescence Medical complications o Electrolyte imbalance results from fluid loss following excessive and chronic vomiting laxative abuse and diuretic abuse Binge Eating Disorder The individual does not regularly engage in purging fasting or excessive exercise to compensate for binging People are often significantly overweight and say they are disgusted with their body and ashamed of their bingeing o History of frequent dieting membership in weight control programs and family obesity More common in women than men People with this disorder have high rates of depression and anxiety possibly higher incidence of alcohol abuse and personality disorders Biological Theories of Eating Disorders Genes carry a general risk for eating disorders Genetic risk interacts with biological changes of puberty for girls o Changes in hormones during puberty may activate a genetic risk for eating disorders Hypothalamus plays a role in regulating eating o Disordered eating might be caused by imbalances in or dysregulation of any of the neurochemicals involved in the system of the hypothalamus Messages of satiation are carried by neurotransmitters norepinephrine serotonin dopamine and hormones cortisol and insulin Social Factors o Athletes may have standards for appearance that put them at greater risk for developing a disorder o Women who pay attention to models thin bodies are more at risk to develop a disorder o More exposure women have to media pressure to be thin the more dissatisfied they become with their bodies o Women who feel they need a perfect body are dissatisfied with their body and have low self esteem will engage in maladaptive strategies to control their weight Purging and excessive dieting o More concerned with the opinions of others and are more conforming Cognitive Factors to others wishes Emotion Regulation Difficulties o People suffering from depressive symptoms are more at risk for developing anorexia and bulimic symptoms o Two subtypes involving binge eating Dieting subtype greatly concerned about their body weight and size and try their best to maintain low calorie diet frequently abandon regime and binge Depressive subtype concerned about their weight and size but are plagued by feelings of depression and low self esteem and eat to suppress feelings Greater social and psychological consequences o Girls that are often expected to be perfect tend to develop anorexia o Families of girls with eating disorders have high levels of conflict discourage the expression of negative emotions and emphasize control and perfectionism Family Dynamics Treatments for eating disorders Psychotherapy for Anorexia o Can be resistant to therapy because individuals have worked so hard to achieve their thinness o Individuals often do not come to the attention of a therapist unless they are so malnourished that they have a medical crisis o Individuals have many setbacks during psychotherapy and also may relapse into bulimic or anorexic behaviors o Cognitive behavioral therapies are the most researched treatment o Family therapy the individual with anorexia and the family are Psychotherapy for Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder o Cognitive behavioral therapy has received the most support for treated as a unit treating bulimia o Interpersonal therapy client and therapist discuss interpersonal problems related to eating disorder o Supportive expressive psychodynamic therapy therapist encourages client to talk about issues related to disorder but in a nondirective manner o Behavioral therapy on a focus on cognitions client is taught how to monitor her food intake reinforced for re introducing foods into her diet and taught coping techniques Cognitive behavioral and interpersonal therapy have shown to be most improved CBT significantly more effective than ITP in treating bulimia and works more quickly CBT is more effective for binge eating disorder Fear and Anxiety Fight or flight response the features of arousal and fear are set in motion by the hypothalamus o Involves Sympathetic Nervous System Endocrine system o


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FSU CLP 4143 - Abnormal Psych Test Three Review

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