Chapter 8 Eating, Weight, and the Eating Disorders

a disorder involving extreme thinnes, often achieved through self-starvation

charged molecules that regulate nerve and muscle impulses throughout the body

the cessation of the menstrual cycle

anorexia in which the indiviualloses weight by severely restricting food intake

anorexia in which the individual loses weight by bingeing and purging

a disorder involving repeated binge eating followed by compensestory measures to avoid weight gain

bulimia in which the individual tried to avoid weight gain from binges by physically removing ingested food from her body, usually through vomiting or the use of laxitives

bulimia in which the individual tried to avoid weight gain from binges by burning off calories, usually through fasting or engaging in excessive exercise

the DSM diagnosis for eating behavior which are disordered but do not meet diagnostic criteria for either anorexia of bulimia

a diagnostic categor currently under study that descrives recurrent episodes of binge eating not followed by compensatory behaviors

the presence of symptoms at levels below the full diagostic criteria for a disorder

a condition, usually affecting men, that involves excessive worry that muscles are too small and underdeveloped

the condition of being twenty percent or more over ideal weight

families in which boundaries between members are weak and relationships tend to be intrusive

a member of the family identified by the family as having problems; family system theorists see this as a manifestation of a problem in the family system, not in an individual member

cognitive term for the tendency to view minor problems as major catastrophes

brain chemicals that reduce pain and produce pleasureable sensations; sometimes referred to as the body's "natural opioids"

medications that block the reuptake of serotonine fro mthe synapse; used in the treatment of depression and other disorders