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Anorexia is defined by
Restricting food intake
Fear of food or gaining weight
Underweight (by BMI)
it can include binging and purging behaviors as well
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What is a word for overeating then purging?
bulimia
What do you have if you make yourself throw up?
Bulimia
What eating disorder is characterized by episodes of overeating and purging?
This eating disorder is called anorexia.
How is anorexia and bulimia different?
Anorexia is characterized by extremely restircting food / calorie intake and an excess of exercise. Bulimia is characterized by episodes of bingeing and purging.
What are 2 types of anorexia?
The two types of Anorexia according to the APA is as follows: Type I - Reduced appetite or refusal to eat or maintain a healthy weight. In other words they just don't eat. Type 2 - Reduced appetite or refusal to eat, and when they eat, will purge. In other words, they are pretty much the same as type 1, but they also show bulimic tendencies.
Do people with anorexia eat a lot?
No, you are describing bulimia, which in Latin means "ox-like hunger." Classic bulimic behavior involves eating huge amounts of food ("binging"), and then purging it, by one or more of the following methods: self-induced vomiting, laxatives, excessive exercising. Anorexia (which means "lack of appetite") is characterized by self-starvation. However, it is quite common for people with eating disorders to have both anorexic and bulimic symptoms. For example, someone might start out strictly anorexic, and then become totally bulimic, and then settle into a sort of limbo between the two. Binging, without purging afterwards, is known as "compulsive overeating."
Does anorexia affect the ability to drive a car?
no cause it only involve apetite
What eating disorder is characterized by of overeating and purging?
That Eating Disorder is called Bulimia Nervosa and only a doctor can diagnose you. If I were you I'd stay as far away from any ED as you can!!! They are lifelong and can kill you.
The eating disoder characterized by self starvation and excessive weight loss is called bulimia nervosa?
no, what you are describing sounds like anorexia nervosa. bulimia is binging and purging.
What are 5 methods anorexia people might use to lose weight?
Fasting, exercising, restricting calories, taking diet pills, and purging food are common methods.
Am I turning into an anorexic if you feel ashamed every time I eat and I want to get rid of the food I just ate any way I can?
Maybe. Purging after meals is characteristic of Bulimia, which is different, but no healthier, than Anorexia. Anorexia is characterized by the patient not eating very much to begin with.
What the difference between anorexia and belmia?
Anorexia Nervosa is just restricting calorie intake to a crazy amount until you lose so much body weight. Bulimia Nervosa is eating like a madman, then throwing it all up. Also known as binging and purging.
