Download Understanding Eating Disorders: Prevalence, Causes, and Treatment and more Quizzes Introduction to Sociology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 What are differences between normal weight and average model/playboy model/Miss. Americas? DEFINITION 1 Models are 23% thinner than average weight women,69% of playboy models and 60% of Miss. Americas meet criteria for anorexia. TERM 2 What do college women think of their bodies? DEFINITION 2 55% in a study believed they were overweight, only 6% actually were overweight TERM 3 What are statistics on eating disorders? DEFINITION 3 10% of population (1 in 4 people),90% of which are female (10 million females and 1 million males),21% of college women have subthreshold symptoms,61% of college women show some sort of eating pathology,4 out of 10 Americans know somebody with an eating disorder. TERM 4 What are psychological factors of eating disorders? DEFINITION 4 Anger,anxiety,depression,feel inadequate,lack of control in life,low self-esteem,perfectionism TERM 5 What are interpersonal factors of eating disorders? DEFINITION 5 Difficulty expressing emotions,troubled relationships TERM 6 What are social factors of eating disorders? DEFINITION 6 Cultural norms for prevalence of dieting and exercise,cultural pressure to be thinner,narrow definitions of beauty TERM 7 What are biological factors of eating disorders? DEFINITION 7 Eating disorders run in the family,genetic vulnerability may exist in some people TERM 8 What causes a behavioral addiction to eating disorders? DEFINITION 8 Regain control over bodies when they feel no control over lives,way to numb and cope with life stressors. TERM 9 How prevalent are eating disorders in adolescence? DEFINITION 9 Third most common chronic illness in adolescents,Anorexia being #1 in girls ages 15-24,80% of 13 year olds have tried some form of weightloss,50% of 11-13 year old girls thought they were overweight TERM 10 How intense are eating disorders? DEFINITION 10 Just as intense in nature as substance addictions, which makes it important to recognize characteristics over stereotypes of each addiction. TERM 21 What are behavioral symptoms of eating disorders? DEFINITION 21 Eating rituals such as weighing food,frequent excuses for not eating,obsessive talk about diet, exercise, and food,sensitivity to comments about weight or appearance TERM 22 What are three main goals of treatment for anorexia? DEFINITION 22 Restoring person to healthy weight,treating psychological issues related to eating disorder,reducing behaviors or thoughts that lead to disordered eating TERM 23 What are three main goals of treatment for bulimia? DEFINITION 23 Nutritional counseling,psychotherapy,medications (i.e. antidepressants like Prozac) TERM 24 What are in-patient treatments for anorexics? DEFINITION 24 food tolerance,individual and family therapy,medication, nutrition education. TERM 25 What are out-patient treatments for anorexics? DEFINITION 25 Counseling for nutrition, fitness, and emotional,medication,support group. TERM 26 How genetically-disposed are eating disorders? DEFINITION 26 23-83% of the variance,involves chromosome 1p TERM 27 What is the relapse rate for anorexia? DEFINITION 27 35-50%, influenced by duration, frequency, and psychiatric comorbidity TERM 28 What are biological changes as a result of eating disorders? DEFINITION 28 Affect the natural reward circuit center of the brain TERM 29 What does starvation and strenuous exercise cause? DEFINITION 29 Activates dopaminergic reward of the brain,releases B- endorphins similar to opiods,very addictive. TERM 30 What else does starvation cause? DEFINITION 30 Lowers levels of serotonin and dopamine,reduces anxiety TERM 31 What are risk factors of eating disorders? DEFINITION 31 Critical family,emotional disorders,positive comments after weightloss,transitions in life such as a move or breakup,specific professions such as sports and modeling,media and society.
