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eating disorders
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| eating disorders | food patterns that can impair health and well-being. |
| anorexia nervosa | most common in white females in their teens or early 20's, but is becoming more common in childhood, middle age, and in males. exert severe control over eating. |
| warning signs of anorexia | self starvation, perfectionism, weight loss of at least 15%,no menstrual periods, denial of hunger, excessive exercising, unrealistic of image of the self as obese |
| parenteral nutrition | nutrients delivered intravenously (IV). |
| nasogastric feedings | Delivery of formula through a tube that goes from the nose to the stomach |
| psychotherapy | The treatment of mental or emotional disorders primarily with verbal, therapeutic communication |
| bulimia nervosa | involves eating large amounts of food (bingeing) and then purging by self induced, vomiting, laxatives, or diuretics. |
| warning signs of bulimia | buying and consuming large amounts of food, purging after eating, using the bathroom immediately after eating, using laxatives and diuretics, mood swings, depression and guilt |
| binge-eating disorder | similar to bulimia without the purging behavior. people chronically over-eat. |
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