anorexia nervosa (other disorder)

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A-Levels psycho Flashcards on anorexia nervosa (other disorder), created by danniellerb94 on 15/06/2013.
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symptoms of anorexia refusal to eat, fear of gaining weight, distorted perception of body weight and shape, weight less the 85% that is expected for height and age, amenorrhea (loss of three or more consecutive menstrual cycles)
features of anorexia 90%-cases female aged between 13-18, 60%have episodic patterns, 20%have just the one episode, 20% end up hospitalised, 20%mortality rate for death
2 explanations -biological genetic -runs in the family, neurotransmitters-neurodrenaline increases hunger/serotonin decreases hunger, brain structure-lateral hypothalamus produces hunger/ ventronedial decreases hunger.
2 explanations- learning operant conditioning -reward and punishment classical conditioning - association SLT - ARRM
treatments for anorexia rational emotive therapy and free association
rational emotive therapy Ellis devised Activating event Beliefs(about A)Consequences (of B) model, the process- to help client identify negative and irrational thoughts and make them positive. behavioural elements-test these hypotheses through role play.
1 strength and weakness of RET +RET is more effective then psychoanalytical therapies. - francher- may not be able to identify faulty thoughts- individual differences.
free association to enable anorexics to cope better with internal conflicts that are causing disterbance by uncovering unconsious conflicts.
1 strength and weakness of free association. +provides a way into the unconsious allowing subsequent interpretations. - inappropriate for certain disorders may encourage patient as they are allowed to talk about it at length.
study in detail- mumford and whitehouse to see if eating disorders occur more in british asians then in asians, four different schools girls between 14-16years 559-204 asians and 355white asians. given a eating attitude test and body shape questionnaire.
conlusion of m+w girls diagnosed with bulimia asians- 7, whites -2. girls diagnosed with anorexia asians-1, whites- 0 it wasnt expected.
2 strengths of m+w 1)generalisable 2)high reliability -trianglation
2 weakness of m+w 1)limited age range 2) use of DSM -if its valid (rosenhan)
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