This document discusses eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. It outlines some of the common signs and symptoms, including malnutrition, irregular periods, hair loss, distorted body image, obsessive behaviors around food, weight, and calories. Purging behaviors are also discussed as well as potential long term health consequences like irregular heartbeats, kidney damage, and even death. Treatment options mentioned include antidepressants, family therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy.

1. Revathi Mohan
I- M.sc –Counselling Psychology

2.  Society
 Media
 Emotional
Conflict
 Every human being set a norms

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Obedient
perfectionist
over-compliant
highly motivated
successful
academically
well liked
 Signs
of
malnutrition.
 Menstrual
irregularities.
 Loss of hair.

4.  Lack
of confidence
in performance.
 Ritualistic eating
behaviors, such as
cutting food into
small pieces and
playing with it.
 Obsession with
calories.
 Obsession
with
weight.
 Distorted body
image.
 Wearing layers of
baggy clothing to
hide thinness.

5.  Social
isolation
 Nervous at
mealtime,
avoidance of
eating in public.
 Patterns of leaving
the table directly
to go to the
bathroom.
 Running
water in
the bathroom
after meals to hide
the sound of
vomiting.
 Significant weight
loss.
 Obsession with
grades.

6.  Anorexia
nervosa
 Bulimia nervosa

8.  Begins
with individuals restricting
certain foods, not unlike someone
who is dieting (15-19yrs)
 Lethal Psychiatric disorder
Restrict high-fat foods first
 Food intake becomes severely limited
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9.  May
exhibit unusual behaviors with regards
to food.
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preoccupied with thoughts of food, and may
show obsessive-compulsive tendencies related
to food
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may adopt ritualistic behaviors at mealtime.

10.  Restricting
Type
 Binge eating/purging type

11.  Thin
hair
 Dry skin
 Yellowish tinge in their skin
 Die in heart disease(Esp Irregular Heartbeats)
 Kidney damage(Low level of potassium)

12.  Anti-depressants
 Family
therapy
 Cognitive Behavioural therapy

14. Bous(ox) limos(hunger)

15.  Qualitatively
distinct from anorexia
 characterized by binge eating
 A binge may or may not be planned
 marked by a feeling of being out of control
 The binge generally lasts until the individual
is uncomfortably or painfully full

16.  Common
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triggers for a binge
dysphoric mood
interpersonal stressors
Intense hunger after a period of intense dieting
or fasting
feelings related to weight, body shape, and food
are common triggers to binge eating

17.  Shame
 Guilt
 Self
depreciation
 Efforts at concealment

18.  Purging
 Non
purging

19.  Damage
in heart muscle
 Mouth ulcer
 Small red dots around eyes

20.  Prozac(To
 CBT
stop binge eating)

21.  Appetite
suppressants
 Anti-Convulsants
 CBT

22.  BMI-
18.5 –underweight
 18.5-24.5  Normal
 Above 30Obese
 Grehlin Appetite stimulator
 Leptin reduce intake of food

23.  Diabetes
 Joint
Pain
 Coronary Artery disease
 Certain forms of cancer

24.  Exercise
 Medications
 Gastric
Surgery