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Definitions of Disorders
Health Risks
Psychological Effects
Behavioral Effects
Treatment
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Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, or persistent behavior that interferes with weight gain, even though at a significantly low weight.

What is anorexia nervosa?

100

Digestive problems, hair loss, dehydration, cardiac distress

What is malnutrition? 

100
This disorder can cause the individual to think he/she is constantly overweight
What is anorexia
100
People with this disorder often take long trips to the bathroom. The length of time can depend on the amount of food consumed.
What is bulimia
100
Usually the first step to recovering from an eating disorder is what
What is admitting you have one
200

Eating in a discrete period of time, an amount of food that is definitely larger than what most people would eat in a similar period of time under similar circumstances.

What is binge-eating disorder?

200

Tooth decay, kidney failure due to diuretic abuse, and esophageal rupture 

What is purging? 
200
Grief, disgust, and self-hatred about their eating behaviors are some of the many psychological effects of this eating disorder.
What is binge eating
200
Isolation from what kinds of people begins to happen when dealing with disorder.
What are friends and family
200

A specific type of therapy that enables parents to help their child to stabilize and weight restore at home, without going to a hospital or treatment program.

What is family based treatment? 

300

Recurrent inappropriate compensatory behavior in order to prevent weight gain, such as self-induced vomiting; misuse of laxatives, diuretics, enemas, or other medications; fasting, or excessive exercise.

What is bulimia nervosa?

300

Health risks of this eating disorder include fatigue, stomach pains, osteopenia (below average bone marrow density), and liver damage.

What is anorexia?

300
Bulimic people feel this when they purge.
What is satisfied
300

Binge eaters usually eat normally around others and do this when alone.

What is over indulge? 

300

Teaches a new set of skills to help the client to gain control of their behaviors and emotions. Use principles of Zen Wisdom. 

What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy?

400

Not a “real” diagnosis on its own.Someone who eats only “healthy” foods, is highly anxious and inflexible with food. i.e. brings own food to parties, cannot eat at certain restaurants, etc. 

What is orthorexia? 

400

Affects the brain, cheeks, heart, intestines and stomach. 

What is bulimia 

400
Individuals with this type of eating disorder develop addictions to cope with their problem
What is bulimia
400
Anorexic people tend to do a lot of this thinking they need to get rid of their caloric intake.
What is exercise
400

•Challenge patient to challenge herself in coming up with supporting evidence, refuting evidence, a conclusion that makes more sense, and a behavioral challenge.

What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy? 

500

Repeated regurgitation of food over a period of at least 1 month. Not due to another medical diagnosis Does not occur exclusively during the course of another eating disorder

What is rumination disorder? 

500

Low body weight often causes an individual to stop menstruating. Which can be a sign that the person is at risk for developing Osteoporosis

What is amenorrhea? 

500
People with eating disorders are also usually coupled with this type of mental health disorder.
What is depression
500
Anorexic people are obsessed with this when eating.
What are nutrition facts (calories, fats, etc.)
500

Looks at addressing and resolving the underlying causes of the eating disorder behaviors Helps client to understand the cause (why it developed) and the purpose (why it stuck around) of the eating disorder.

What is psychodynamic Therapy