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Anorexia
Bulimia
Binge eating
Pica
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True or false 

Anorexia is caused by the fear of gaining weight or want to loos weight.

True

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True or False

A serious eating disorder marked by binge eating all the time.

False

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What is binge eating?

Binge eating is when you eat a large amount of food in a short amount of time and feel you can't control what or how much you are eating.

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True or false 

Craving and chewing substances that have no nutritional value, such as ice, clay, soil, or paper.

True

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What are symptoms of Anorexia?


  • Altered body image.
  • Low body weight.
  • Extreme fear of becoming fat.
  • Excessive physical activity.
  • Denial of hunger.
  • Fixation with food preparation.
  • Unusual eating behaviors.



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What are symptoms of Bulimia?

  • Usually a normal or above average body weight.
  • Recurrent episodes of binge eating and fear of not being able to stop eating.
  • Self-induced vomiting (usually secretive)
  • Excessive exercise.
  • Excessive fasting.
  • Peculiar eating habits or rituals.
  • Inappropriate use of laxatives or diuretics.
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what are symptoms of binge eating?

Eating when not hungry
Eating rapidly
Eating until uncomfortably full
Eating alone
Eating alone because of embarrassment
Irregular eating behaviors
Eating fast during binge episodes
Eating until feeling uncomfortably full
Frequent dieting


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what are symptoms of Pica?

compulsively eating and craving things that aren't food or have no nutritional value or benefit

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Medications for Anorexia?

SSRIs and Antipsychotic

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Medications for Bulimia?

SSRIs

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Medication for binge eating

Vyvanse

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Medication for Pica

Zyprexa

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Who would you go and see if you think u have Anorexia?

 Psychiatrist

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Who would you go and see if you think u have Bulimia?

clinical psychologist

400

Who would you go and see if you think u have Binge eating?

mental health professional

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Who would you go and see if you think u have Pica.

mental health therapist

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Who is Anorexia most common in?

Teen girls between 13 and 19

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Who is Bulimia most common in?

Bulimia most often affects females and starts during the teenage years.

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Who is binge eating most common in?

Adolescent and young adult women

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Who is Pica most common in?

Pica is seen in children, it is also a common eating disorder in patients who are intellectually impaired. In women, it is most often seen during pregnancy