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Eating Disorders Reading Assignment

The document summarizes three eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder. It describes the key characteristics, behaviors, body image, and effect on weight for each disorder. Genetic, psychological, and sociocultural factors that contribute to eating disorders are also discussed. The passage explains that binge eating in binge-eating disorder differs from normal overeating due to the loss of control over eating and recurrent episodes of binge eating without purging behaviors.

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Eating Disorders Reading Assignment

The document summarizes three eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder. It describes the key characteristics, behaviors, body image, and effect on weight for each disorder. Genetic, psychological, and sociocultural factors that contribute to eating disorders are also discussed. The passage explains that binge eating in binge-eating disorder differs from normal overeating due to the loss of control over eating and recurrent episodes of binge eating without purging behaviors.

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Eating Disorders Reading Assignment

1. Fill in the table below to describe each of the following eating disorders, discussing their
characteristics and associated behaviors, body image, and effect on body weight.
o Note: Body image is the way a person views their body (for example, do they have a
positive or negative body image? Any fears or concerns?)

Effect on Body
Characteristics and Weight
Eating Disorder Body Image
Associated Behaviors (over, under, or
normal?)

Characterized by self-
starvation, a Dissatisfaction with
distorted body image, body and distorted
abnormally low body image of body size Below normal
Anorexia Nervosa
weight, and a
pathological fear of (Negative)
becoming fat.

Characterized by the
consumption of a
large amount of food Dissatisfaction with
at one time followed body and distorted Normal or slightly
by purging behaviors image of body size overweight.
Bulimia Nervosa
such as self-induced (Negative)
vomiting to prevent
weight gain.

Characterized by
recurrent episodes of
binge eating Dissatisfaction with
accompanied by a body. Above Normal
Bing-Eating Disorder loss of control over
eating in the (Negative)
absences of purging
behavior.
2: Describe how each of the three factors contribute to eating disorders?

 Genetic: Inherited personality traits.

 Genes that affect hunger, satiety, and body weight.

 Psychological: Low self-esteem

 Need for self-control

 Unhealthy body image

 Sociocultural: Thin body ideal.


 Influences from media, family, and friends.
 Abundant food supply.

3. How does a food binge (such as in Binge-Eating Disorder) differ from “normal” overeating?

Answer 3: Individuals with binge-eating disorder engage in recurrent episodes of binge eating
and experience a loss of control over eating but do not regularly engage in purging behaviors.
The major complication of binge-eating disorder are the health problems associated with
obesity, which include diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol levels, gallbladder
diseases, heart disease, and certain types of cancer.

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