Background Knowledge
Unlike eating disorders, a child diagnosed with a feeding disorder experiences a physical difficulty rather than a concern about this.
What is body image?
Which eating/feeding disorder has these symptoms: Changes in mood, throwing up after every meal, or preferring to eat alone.
What is Bulimia
Eating and feeding disorders are considered what type of disorder?
What are psychological disorders?
What is one biological factor that can increase the risk of an eating disorder?
What is Genetics, brain chemistry, brain function, or hormones.
During the Middle Ages, self-starvation was sometimes viewed as a form of religious devotion and spiritual purity.
What is Anorexia Mirabilis?
In the 20th century, parents were wrongly blamed for this common feeding disorder, which often resulted in children being placed in foster care if they gained weight with non-family members.
What is Failure to Thrive (FTT)?
Which eating/feeding disorder involves individuals eating things that are not to be consumed.
What is pica
A person becomes anxious every time they eat after repeatedly experiencing guilt or fear following meals. Eventually, simply seeing or smelling food can trigger anxiety. What psychological process explains this learned response?
What is classical conditioning?
What is one social factor that can contribute to eating disorders?
What is Social media, bullying, peer pressure, family attitudes, or diet culture.
Research on eating disorders has expanded from spiritual and psychological explanations to include biology, genetics, and this field combining neuroscience and immunology.
What is neuroimmunology?
In the late 1800s, this medical professional established the term "Anorexia" to describe self-starvation.
Who is Sir William Withey Gull?
Which eating/feeding disorder’s individual starving themselves or limiting themselves on how much they can eat.
What is Anorexia
In this type of conditioning, a behavior is strengthened/ weakened because it produces a rewarding/ negative consequence.
What is operant conditioning?
Name one physical health problem that can result from an eating disorder.
What is Malnutrition, dehydration, low blood pressure, heart problems, digestive problems, or weakened bones.
This disorder involves avoiding or restricting food intake and is known by the abbreviation ARFID.
What is Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder?
At the beginning of the 20th century, doctors frequently misdiagnosed eating disorders as this specific pituitary disorder.
What is Simmond’s disease?
Emille eats until she feels like her stomach is about to pop open. She wants to stop doing this, but she can’t control it and she feels like she can’t stop. Which eating/feeding disorder is this?
What is Binge eating disorder (BED)
A person with an eating disorder may restrict food to reduce anxiety but overtime cause harm to their physical health overall. This is an example of ?
What is maladaptive behavior?
What type of treatment helps people change unhealthy thoughts and behaviors?
What is Therapy
This condition, abbreviated PDF, refers to difficulties with feeding in children and has received more attention in recent years.
What is Pediatric Feeding Disorder?
The earliest recorded case of an eating disorder dates back to the ninth century and involved this Bavarian woman who refused to eat.
Who is Friderada?
individuals with this eating/feeding disorder may avoid certain foods due to their texture, looks, or smell. They may also not eat at certain times or on certain days. Which eating/feeding disorder is this?
What is Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
This psychological concept involves judging your own appearance, weight, or body shape by comparing yourself to someone you think looks better than you?
What is upward comparison?
What type of counseling helps people develop healthier eating habits?
What is Nutritional counseling.
Researchers say that improving this can lead to more accurate diagnoses and better treatment for eating and feeding disorders.
What is early identification?