Question

Describe/discuss the eating disorders as noted in the DSM V. Note issues related to prevelance, treatment/intervention, and impact of a high performance environment.

Answer 1

Eating disorders noted in DSM-5

Anorexia nervosa

Which primarily affects adolescents girls and young women,is characterised by distorted bodily image and exescive that dieting that leads to severe wait loss with a pathological fear of becoming fat.

Issues :- Extreme restrictions in food can lead to starvation, malnutrition and dangerously low body waight.

Bulimia nervosa

Frequent episodes of binge eating episode (the consumption of abnormally large amount of in

a short period) immediately followed by self induced vomiting,fasting,over exercising or the misuse of laxatives,enamas and diuretics.

Purging disorder

When a person consumes what is considered as normal amount of food.but still uses lexatives or self induced vomiting to influence their weight or shape.

Night eating syndrome

Consume a lot of food in just before going to bed after having the evening meals or waking up in the night for eating food.