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Essentials of Understanding Abnormal Behavior Chapter Fourteen

Types of Eating Disorders. Anorexia nervosaBulimia nervosaBinge-eating disorderEating disorder not otherwise specified. Eating Disorders. 13.4% of girls and 7.1% of boys engage in disordered eating patterns.Paradox: As emphasis on thinness is increasing, so is the problem of obesity7 million wo

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Essentials of Understanding Abnormal Behavior Chapter Fourteen

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    1. Essentials of Understanding Abnormal Behavior Chapter Fourteen Eating Disorders

    2. Types of Eating Disorders Anorexia nervosa Bulimia nervosa Binge-eating disorder Eating disorder not otherwise specified

    3. Eating Disorders 13.4% of girls and 7.1% of boys engage in disordered eating patterns. Paradox: As emphasis on thinness is increasing, so is the problem of obesity 7 million women and 1 million men in the U.S. suffer from eating disorders. 15% of young women have “substantially disordered” eating attitudes and behaviors.

    4. Factors Associated with Disordered Eating Patterns Being overweight Low self-esteem Depression Substance use Suicidal ideation More prevalent among females Least likely among African American females

    5. Table 16.1: Prevalence of Weight Concerns of Youth in Grades 5-12

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