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What is anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating?
What are the types of eating disorders?
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What is: preoccupied with dieting including food or calories
Denies feeling hungry Seems concerned about eating in public Frequently commenting about feeling fat or overweight despite weight loss Has a strong need for control?
What are some emotional and behavioral signs of anorexia?
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What is: Having a close relative with an eating disorder
Having a close relative with a mental health condition Being female History of dieting Negative energy balance Type One Diabetes?
What can cause an eating disorder based on a Biological Perspective?
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What is: Offering to help with practical tasks
Arranging activities that don’t involve food or eating Distracting your loved one during and after meals to help with anxiety Encouraging your loved one to follow through with treatments?
What are some ways you can provide support to the person suffering from an eating disorder?
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What is 10 million men and 20 million women?
What is the estimated amount of men and women that eating disorders affect?
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What is:
Difficulties concentrating Dizziness Sleep problems Dry skin Fainting spells?
What are some physical signs of anorexia?
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What is anorexia?
What is perfectionism in relation to?
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What is:
Setting boundaries to preserve your own well being Not taking their negative actions personally Remembering they are going through a serious mental illness Remembering that recovery takes time
What are some things to keep in mind regarding yourself, while helping those with an eating disorder?
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What is 0.5%?
What is the percentage of men that experience bulimia?
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What is:
Evidence of purging behaviors, including frequent trips to the bathroom after meals Appears uncomfortable eating around others Develops food rituals (e.g. eats only a particular food or food groups, excessive chewing, doesn’t allow foods to touch) Skips meals or takes small portions of foods during meals?
What are some emotional and behavioral signs of bulimia?
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What is: Perfectionism
Body image dissatisfaction History of anxiety Behavioral inflexibility in childhood Impulsive personality?
What can cause an eating disorder based on a Psychological Perspective?
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What is:
Refraining from telling the person what they should and shouldn’t do Allowing them to feel like they have some control Focusing on positive traits and other qualities that don’t involve appearance
What are some ways to keep their (one's suffering from eating disorder) feelings in mind?
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What is 0.2%?
What percentage of men experience binge eating disorder?
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What is:
Noticeable fluctuations in weight, both up and down Stomach cramps, other non- specific gastrointestinal complaints (constipation, acid reflux, etc) Poor wound healing Dizziness Dry skin?
What are some physical signs of bulimia?
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What is: Size and weight prejudice
Weight-based teasing or bullying Thin ideal LGBTQ Acculturation Smaller social network?
What can cause an eating disorder based on a Sociological Perspective?
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What is 3.5%?
What percentage of women will experience binge eating disorder?
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What is:
Stealing or hoarding food Frequently diets Fluctuations in weight Evidence of binge eating or evidence suggesting the consumption of large amounts of food Feelings of guilt after overeating?
What are some emotional and behavioral signs of binge eating?
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