Eating Disorders

• Most common age group for eating disorders

  12-25
• Mortality rate for anorexia nervosa

  5-10% within ten years, 15-20% within 20 years
• Anorexia Nervosa diagnostic criteria

  • refusal to maintain more than 85% of body weight
  • fear of becoming overweight
  • disturbed body perception
• Two subtypes of ANA

  • Restricting
  • Binge/Purge
• Bulimia Nervosa


  Bouts of uncontrolled overeating during a limited period of time WITH compensatory behavior
• Two types of bulimia nervosa

  • Purging
  • Non-purging
• Who is more likely to be sexually experienced and active? Bulimia or Anorexia Nervosa?

  Bulimia
• Who's more worried about pleasing others, being attractive to others, and having intimate relationships? ANA or BNA

  Bulimia Nervosa
• More likely to have histories of mood swings, low frustration tolerance, and poor coping skills?

  Bulimia Nervosa
• Leading factors of Eating Disorders

  • Psychological problems (ego, cognitive, and mood disturbances)
  • Biological factors(hypothalmic dysfunction)
  • Sociocultural conditions (societal and family pressures; socially accepted prejudice toward obesity; social media)
  • SES and ethnicity rates changing
• Average duration for AN and BN

  6 years
• Average duration for BED

  14 years