Bullimia Nervosa By Edgar Luna Discussion Question v

Bullimia Nervosa By: Edgar Luna

Discussion Question v. How does reciprical determinism contribute to people dignosed with bullimia nervosa? v. How would the enviroment, culture, and thinking lead to this disorder?

Definition v. An eating disorder, characterized by episodes of eating, usually of high-calories foods, followed by vomiting, laxatives use fasting or, excessive exercise.

Associated Features v. Binge–eating v. Eating a large amount of food v. Lack of control while eating food v. Prone depression v. Increase of concern of body

Bing-Eating v. A large amount of intake of food and calories v. Lack of control during episode

Purging & Nonpurging v. Purging – purge every calorie and food by intaking an enema, or taking laxative, vomiting v. Nonpurging- compesates by fasting or engaging in excessive exsercise

Anorexia vs. Bullemia v. Bullimics have a clear perception about their body weight v. They dont starve themselves but they do conduct some of the same actions that anemics would perform such as excessive vomiting

Causes v. Cognitive factors: pathalogical patterns that are characterized through their thoughts Aviod problems rather than resolving them v Wishful thinking rather than realistic thinking v Neglect or abuse from parents v

Prevalence v 1 to 2 percent of high school and 0. 2% of college men v 5 to 15% of female adolescents and young adult women v. More common around 16 and than developes more over a 2 year period

Treatment v They are different type of treatments: therapy and medicine v Physcological Therapy v Interpersonal Therapy v Uses techniques similar to treating depression with help in treating personal conflicts and helping raise self-esteem v Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy v Treating disorder straight to the point v Consists of twelve elements v Focal Interpersonal Therapy v A logical approach would be to combine the two so that both the eating disorder and accompanying interpersonal problems were directly addressed.

Etiology v. The cause of bulimia is not clear, but it probably results from a combination of family history, social values (such as admiring thinness), and certain personality traits (such as perfectionism) v. Many young women, such as those in college or high school, have unhealthy attitudes toward eating and toward their bodies v. Bulimia, like all eating disorders, is a complex physical and psychological condition.

Prognosis v Binge eating of high-carbohydrate foods v usually in secret v Exercising for hours v Eating until painfully full v Going to the bathroom during meals v Loss of control over eating, with guilt and shame v Body weight that goes up and down v Constipation, diarrhea, nausea, gas, abdominal pain v Dehydration v Missed periods or lack of menstrual periods v Damaged tooth enamel v Bad breath v Sore throat or mouth sores v Depression

Citations v. Myer D. G. (2011). Myer's psychology for ap. New york. NY, Worth Publishers