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Eating Disorders The Eating Disorders in DSM-5-TR: S Anorexia nervosa S Bulimia nervosa S Binge-eating disorder S Other specified feeding or eating disorder S (Obesity is not listed as a disorder)  “Quiz”: What features do anorexia and bulimia share? S Intense preoccupation with & fear of...

Eating Disorders The Eating Disorders in DSM-5-TR: S Anorexia nervosa S Bulimia nervosa S Binge-eating disorder S Other specified feeding or eating disorder S (Obesity is not listed as a disorder)  “Quiz”: What features do anorexia and bulimia share? S Intense preoccupation with & fear of gaining weight? S Refusal to maintain a healthy body weight? S Misperception of actual body shape? S Binging and purging? S Don’t think much about food? S Lack of awareness or denial that there is a problem? S Much higher prevalence among women than men? S Higher prevalence among transgender & nonbinary people than cisgender people? Some related vocabulary… S amenorrhea S lanugo S ipecac S electrolyte imbalances  Anorexia nervosa S Excessively low body weight S Intense fear of gaining weight S Disturbance in way body shape is experienced S DSM-5 (unlike previous editions) does not include amenorrhea as necessary for diagnosis S Two types: restricting OR binge-eating/purging  Anorexia: Kate’s Story S https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOouAmEEnlc Empress Elisabeth (“Sisi”) of Austria/Hungary, late 1800’s Her cousin’s (King Ludwig II) Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany  Bulimia nervosa S Binge-eating plus compensatory behavior (at least average of once/week for 3 months) S Rapid consumption of large amount of food S Feel a lack of control during binge S Overconcern with body shape & weight; body dissatisfaction  Binge-eating disorder (new diagnosis in DSM-5) S Recurrent binge-eating without compensatory behavior S At least once/week for 3 months S Feel lack of control, disgust with binge  Other specified feeding or eating disorder S Most common eating disorder (4-5% of female population in U.S.?) S Are partial-syndrome eating disorders  A question for today: Is anorexia a disease, or a lifestyle choice, or something else? S “Pro-Ana” Websites  Causes of Eating Disorders Are eating disorders culture-bound disorders? We will consider sociocultural, psychological, and biological causal factors.  “Normal Barbie” (by Nickolay Lamm) https://nickolaylamm.com/art-for-clients/what-would-barbie-look-like-as-an-average-woman/  “Shrinking Women” - a poem by college student Lily Myers S https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= zQucWXWXp3k&feature=youtu.be