Anorexia Nervosa

Question 1

what is lanugo

Answer 1

Hair growth on body

Question 2

two types of AN?

Answer 2

restrictive and binge/purge types

Question 3

what is embodiment?

Answer 3

feeling comfortable within your own skin

Question 4

whats the difference between the embodiment and DSM conceptualisations of AN?

Answer 4

embodiment - i am my body not ‘ i have a body’

DSM - looks at the patient from the outside

Question 5

death rate for AN?

Answer 5

15%

Question 6

recovery rate for AN?

Answer 6

60%

Question 7

which conceptualisation of AN uses the Cartesian mind-body dualistic theory?

Answer 7

the conceptualisation in the DSM

Question 8

what does the embodied framework say?

Answer 8

emphasizes the interactions between the mind, the body, and the self within their social structures. focuses on th subjective experience.

Question 9

what is pseuodatrophy of the brain

Answer 9

reduction in size

Question 10

what is hypotension?

Answer 10

low blood pressure

Question 11

what is bradycardia

Answer 11

slowed heart rate

Question 12

whats prolonged Qt interval?

Answer 12

electrical disturbance of heart

Question 13

whats amenrrhoea

Answer 13

absence of menstrual period

Question 14

whats osteopenia

Answer 14

mineral content of bone is reduced.

Question 15

whats the risk of suicide?

Answer 15

32 times that expected. more than depression

Question 16

whats the avg duration

Answer 16

7 yrs

Question 17

whats the best treatment?

Answer 17

none established yet but family based treatments prove hopeful

Question 18

whats the tipping point for recovery in AN ?

Answer 18

when patients move from amotivated to motivated.

Question 19

what changes at the tipping point for AN?

Answer 19

patients have insight, are worn out, internal locus of control, AN is externalised and they are understood by others.