- anorexia nervosa
- self-induced restriction of food due to fear of weight gain that results in weight being below the normal parameters for age and height
- avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)
- disturbance with eating or feeding where nutritional or energy needs are continuously not met
- binge eating disorder
- repeated episodes of excessive eating in shorter amounts of time than most people would eat in that situation, accompanied by significant lack of control over eating
- binge eating/purging type anorexia
- kind of anorexia where binge eating and/or purging is used to achieve weight loss
- binge-purge cycle
- cycle of out-of-control consumption of large amounts of food in a short period of time followed by methods to prevent weight gain
- body mass index (BMI)
- value that is calculated from an individual’s height and weight
- bulimia nervosa
- recurrent episodes of binge eating that are followed by behaviors to prevent weight gain like purging
- cognitive distortion
- irrational or exaggerated thinking patterns
- control issues
- where clients with binge eating disorder consume large amounts of food and have the inability to stop eating
- craving
- intense desire for something
- differential reinforcement
- strategy used to redirect an unwanted behavior to more favorable activities
- eating disorder
- illness where there is an abnormal disturbance in attitudes and behaviors related to food
- family-based care
- treatment approach that involves partnering with the clients’ families in care planning and decision making
- heritability
- how much genes influence differences in traits
- ideal body weight
- height and weight with the lowest risk for mortality
- lanugo
- soft, fine hair that typically covers the face and back of newborns
- merycism
- another term used for rumination syndrome, an eating disorder where food is repeatedly regurgitated and rechewed or spat out after being ingested
- nonfood
- items that lack nutritional value
- nutritional deficiency
- reduction in the essential nutrients that are needed to maintain adequate bodily functions
- pagophagia
- consuming large amounts of ice
- pica
- eating disorder where an individual repeatedly consumes nonfood items that lack nutritional benefits
- refeeding
- the gradual starting of oral intake for a client with anorexia nervosa
- refeeding syndrome
- rapid changes in fluid and electrolytes causing complications like cardiac arrhythmias, delirium, coma, and even death
- regurgitation
- when food that has been ingested is effortlessly brought back into the mouth
- restricting type anorexia
- where weight loss is achieved by dieting, fasting, or extreme exercise
- rumination
- when gastrointestinal related, is when ingested food is repeatedly regurgitated and rechewed or spat out
- rumination syndrome
- an eating disorder where food is repeatedly regurgitated and rechewed or spat out after being ingested
- social norms
- socially accepted practices
- thought-shape fusion
- type of distortion seen with eating disorders like anorexia where there are altered beliefs about food, weight, and shape