Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Recurrent episodes of binge eating that are followed by behaviors to prevent weight gain like purging is called bulimia nervosa (APA, 2023b). It occurs most often in adolescent females with an…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Formery known as feeding disorder of infancy and childhood, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is a newer eating disorder characterized as a disturbance with eating or feeding where nutritional or energy needs…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: The self-induced restriction of food, due to fear of weight gain, that results in weight lowering to below the normal parameters for age and height is called anorexia…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: According to the American Psychological Association, an eating disorder is an illness where there is an abnormal disturbance in attitudes and behaviors related to food (APA, 2023c). Eating disorders can…
Figure 20.1 Neuroimaging can be an important part of a psychological diagnosis. (credit: “National Nurses Week: Capt. Stephanie Smiddy” by Staff Sgt. Shane Hughes/Air Force Medical Service, Public Domain) Chapter Outline 20.1 Psychological, Social, and Physiological Factors 20.2 Anorexia Nervosa 20.3 Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder…
Substance Use Disorders Chronic substance use disorders significantly impact individuals, families, communities, and society. Misuse of alcohol, drugs, and prescribed medications is estimated to cost the United States more than $400 billion in health-care expenses (SAMHSA & Office of the…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Substance use disorder treatment is designed to help individuals stop or reduce harmful substance misuse, improve their health and social function, and manage their risk for relapse. For…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: From 1999 to 2021, over 600,000 people died in the United States from an overdose involving prescription or illicit opioids (CDC, 2023). This rise in opioid overdose deaths happened…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Amphetamine-type substances, cocaine, and crack are stimulants; they cause the release of dopamine in the brain and are highly addictive because the flood of dopamine in the brain’s reward circuit strongly…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Alcohol is a legal drug that many people misuse. As of 2022, the lifetime statistics for alcohol use are that 221.3 million people aged twelve or older…