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Abnormal Psychology
midterm 2: eating & sleep
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
04/07/2013

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Term
bulimia nervosa
Definition
Eating excessive amounts of food (larger than average)
feeling out of control
compensating by: vomiting, diuretics, laxatives, exercise excessively, fast
most are within 10% of target weight
Term
anorexia nervosa
Definition
successful weight loss
must be 15% below expected target weight
intense fear of being fat
relentless pursuit of thinness, often beginning with dieting
tend to have a lot of pride around the behaviours
Term
Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (NOS)
Definition
meet all criteria for anorexia but they still have their period
Term
Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (NOS)
Definition
has lost significant weight but is still within the normal range
Term
Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (NOS)
Definition
bulimia behaviours occur but not at the specified frequency, or the binges are small amounts of food
Term
Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (NOS)
Definition
repeatedly chewing but spitting out large amounts of food
Term
Binge-eating disorder (experimental diagnosis)
Definition
Engage in binges, but no compensatory behaviour
Term
Primary Hypersomnia
Definition
excessive sleepiness for at least one month
prolonged sleep episodes
daily daytime sleep episodes
Term
Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder
Definition
pattern of sleep disruption leading to insomnia due to mismatch of sleep-wake schedule required by the environment
Term
Primary insomnia
Definition
Difficulties in initiating or maintaining sleep, and/or non-restorative sleep
Lasts at least one month
no other cause
Term
Narcolepsy
Definition
Irresistible attacks of refreshing sleep that occur daily over the last 3 months

• 1+ of the following
o cataplexy: loss of muscle tone after emotional time
o intrusions of elements of REM sleep into sleep-wake transition
• hypnogogic: falling asleep
• hypnopompic: waking up
• sleep paralysis
Term
Sleep apnea
Definition
restricted air flow and/or brief cessations of breathing
Term
Nightmare Disorder
Definition
• Involves distressful and disturbing dreams
• Such dreams interfere with daily life functioning and interrupt sleep
Term
Sleep Terror Disorder
Definition
Involves recurrent episodes of panic‐like symptoms
Term
Sleep Walking Disorder
Definition
repeated episodes of rising from bed during sleep and walking about, during the first third of sleep
blank, staring face, unresponsive, can be awakened only with great difficulty
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