Definitions
A disorder in which a person severely restricts or avoids food, has an intense fear of becoming fat even though the person is underweight.
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
An intense fear of gaining weight or being “fat.”
What is a symptom of Anorexia Nervosa?
Eating disorders are most common among teens and young adults
What is TRUE? 9 out of 10 cases are found among girls and young women
Bingeing on very large quantities of food, followed by a compensatory behavior (self-induced vomiting, laxatives, etc.) that occur at least twice a week for 3 months
What is Bulimia Nervosa?
Eating in secret
What is a symptom of Bulimia Nervosa or Binge Eating Disorder?
Men are more likely than women to seek help for eating disorders
What is FALSE? Many deny they have a problem or are too embarrassed to get help
Common feelings that eating disorders can lead to
What are guilt, depression, anxiety and shame?
Development of food rituals (eating in a certain order, rearranging on plate, excessive chewing)
What is a symptom of Anorexia Nervosa?
You have to be underweight to have an eating disorder
What is FALSE? Only anorexia nervosa is characterized by being underweight
Three of the known causes of eating disorders
What is psychological, emotional, interpersonal, social, family and genetic factors such as low self-esteem, feeling like a failure, troubled family relationships, history of abuse, cultural pressures, a family history of ED and others
Discoloration of teeth and/or tooth decay; rupture of the esophagus
What is a symptom of purging?
Eating disorders are mainly a problem among wealthy, white females.
What is FALSE? All racial groups studied have the same prevalence, especially as girls strive to be “perfect” in our society/culture
Recurrent episodes of eating in a discrete period of time an amount of food that is larger than what most individuals would eat (i.e.- more than 5,000 cal) at least 2 days a week for 6 months without purging behaviors
What is Binge Eating Disorder?