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[Date]PYC4802
Assignment 3 2024
(672559)- DUE 26
July 2024
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
steve
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, PYC4802 Assignment 3 2024 (672559)- DUE 26 July 2024
a) Provide and differentiate the diagnostic criteria and hallmark features of
Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-eating disorder (20)
Anorexia Nervosa
Diagnostic Criteria (DSM-5)
1. Restriction of Energy Intake: Leading to significantly low body weight in
the context of age, sex, developmental trajectory, and physical health.
2. Intense Fear of Gaining Weight: Persistent behavior that interferes with
weight gain, even though underweight.
3. Distorted Body Image: Disturbance in the way one's body weight or shape
is experienced, undue influence of body weight or shape on self-evaluation,
or persistent lack of recognition of the seriousness of the current low body
weight.
Hallmark Features
• Significant Weight Loss: Severe restriction of food intake leading to a body
weight that is significantly lower than normal.
• Fear of Weight Gain: Obsessive fear of gaining weight or becoming fat,
despite being underweight.
• Body Image Distortion: Perception of being overweight despite being
underweight, with an overemphasis on body shape and weight in self-
evaluation.
• Amenorrhea: Often a loss of menstrual periods in females.
Bulimia Nervosa
Diagnostic Criteria (DSM-5)
1. Recurrent Episodes of Binge Eating: Eating, in a discrete period of time,
an amount of food that is definitely larger than what most people would eat
in a similar period under similar circumstances.
2. Recurrent Compensatory Behaviors: Such as vomiting, misuse of
laxatives, diuretics, fasting, or excessive exercise to prevent weight gain.
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