Define Anorexia Nervosa?
An eating disorder causing people to obsess about weight and what they eat.
Who is most likely to have an eating disorder?
Most eating disorders are more common in Women and girls then boys.
Define Hypergymnasia?
An eating disorder characterized by excessive and compulsive exercise, basically(sports Anorexia)
Name 2 ways if you know you binge eat?
1. Feeling that your behavior is out of control
2. Eating when you're full or not hungry
What are some symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa?
Symptoms include trying to maintain a below-normal weight through starvation or too much exercise.
Define Pregorexia?
A woman's drive to control pregnancy weight gain through extreme dieting and exercise.
Define Neophobia?
Food Neophobia is a term which has gained currency recently as a tool for understanding difficulty with feeding and eating.
Who are affected by muscle dysmorphia?
Usually males who are involved in sports.
Define Eating disorders?
Describes illnesses that are characterized by irregular eating habits and severe distress or concern about body weight or shape.
Define Drunkorexia?
A colloquialism for Anorexia or bulimia combined with alcohol abuse.
What does neopheobia refer?
Refers to someone who is a fussy eater often avoids common foods they are very familiar with.
What type of sport would usually have this eating disorder of muscle dysmorphia?
10% of bodybuilders might have muscle dysmorphia, so usually them.
Define orthorexia?
The term for a condition that includes symptoms of obsessive behavior in pursuit of healthy behavior.
Drunkorexia is generally used to?
Denote the utilization of extreme weight control methods to compensate for planned binge drinking.
Define Megarexia?
It involves a person becoming fixated with becoming muscular,sculpting a lean physique, and striving for a particular shape.
Define Muscle dysmorphia?
It's related to the mental disorder body dysmorphic disorder but particularly those involved in sports where body size or weight are competitive factors, becoming rationales to gain weight or become lean.
Describe a person with Orthorexia?
The person will be obsessed with defining and maintaining the perfect diet, rather than a ideal weight.
Can media affect eating disorders?
Yes but media affects body dissatisfaction. Media can have a negative affect on your eating.
Define binge eating disorder?
Frequently consuming unusually large amounts of food in one sitting and feeling that eating behavior is out of control.
Define reverse Anorexia?
A type of BDD primarily affecting men in which men want to be bigger or more muscular. Often referred as Bigorexia.