eating disorders

Question 1

anorexia

Answer 1

<17.5

body image disturbance, intense fear of weight gain, can be binge/purge subtype

Question 2

bulemia

Answer 2

• binge eating/purging occuring AT LEAST 2x weekly for 3 months
• binge eating/purging that do NOT occur in context of AN (BMI>17.5 or height/weight>85%)

Question 3

eating disorders not otherwise specified (NOS)

Answer 3

binge eating disorder, sub threshold cases of AN or BN, mixed

Question 4

binge eating disorder

Answer 4

• recurrent episodes of binge eating (loss of control during episode, feeling uncomfortably full, feeling embarrassed, depressed, disgusted)
• binge eating occurs 2x weekly for 6mo; no compensatory behaviors

Question 5

sub threshold AN/BN

Answer 5

exhibits characteristics w/out exact qualifications

• pt with s/s of AN but BMI>17.5
• pt with s/s of BN but binge/purge episodes only occurring once a month for a year

Question 6

mixed cases

Answer 6

a mix of features of BN and AN