Eating Disorders
Some common physical complication due to long-term anorexia nervosa.
What is bradycardia, emaciation, dry skin, fine hair on back of arms, feeling faint when standing up, electrolyte imbalances, cardiac dysrhytmias?
Assessment findings of OCD may include these types compulsive behaviors
What is repetitive actions?
A personality disorder characterized by extreme fear of rejection which leads them to a socially withdrawn life
What is avoidant personality disorder?
A complication caused by repeated vomiting.
What is erosion of tooth enamel or esophageal tears, hoarseness, sores or scars on hands or knuckles?
These are possible nursing interventions to help a client dealing with their fear with an OCD disorder.
Characterized by exploitative, guiltless behavior and is typically socially irresponsible.
What is antisocial disorder?
Differences between anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa may include
What is Anorexia Nervosa may experience amenorrhea.
Bulimia nervosa may have normal weight.
Anorexia Nervosa are typically malnourished with extreme nutritional deficits and emaciated appearing. BMI 17 or lower.
Symptoms that support the diagnosis of Body Dysmorphic Disorder may include
What is mirror checking, excessive grooming, skin picking, reassurance seeking, comparing image with others.
Characterized by odd, peculiar thinking, behavior and appearance. Look more like schizophrenia but does not decompensate to that level.
What is schizotypal personality disorder?
Main behavioral feature of binge eating disorder.
What is recurrent episodes of eating large quantities of food without purging?
This OCD related disorder is defined by the DSM-5 criteria as persistent difficulties discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their actual value.
What is hoarding?
This personality disorder is defined as a pattern of pervasive mistrust and suspicion of others and misinterpretation of others' motives as malevolent.
What is Paranoid Personality Disorder?