Psychology Unplugged

Eating Disorders: An Introduction

May 28, 2023
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INSIGHT

Eating Disorders Are Diverse And Diagnostic

  • Eating disorders span many diagnoses beyond anorexia and bulimia, including pica and rumination disorder.
  • Corey Nygroy stresses diagnostic specificity matters because many presentations fall into 'other' categories.
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Eating Disorders Cause Major Medical Harm

  • Eating disorders cause serious medical, neurological, and cardiac consequences beyond psychological harm.
  • Julie and Corey emphasize the physical severity across anorexia, bulimia, and binge behaviors.
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Control Is Central To Disordered Eating

  • Control and body-image concerns commonly underlie restrictive and binge-purge behaviors.
  • Corey links lack of control in life to controlling food intake as a coping mechanism.
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