Binging Without Purging Is a Separate Disorder Called

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Multiple Choice

Binging without purging is a separate disorder called

• A)anorexia nervosa.
• B)binge eating disorder.
• C)bulimia nervosa.
• D)diet dysmorphia.

Understand the physiological and brain activity changes associated with mood disorders.

Recognize the sociocultural and personal influences on mood disorders.

Understand different research methods in psychology and their applications.

Comprehend the limitations of the case study method.

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Definitions:

Psychological Defense Mechanisms

Unconscious distortions of a person’s perception of reality that reduce stress and anxiety.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that mediates between the desires of the id, the values of the super-ego, and the realities of the external world.

Unconscious Efforts

Activities or processes that occur without conscious awareness or control, influencing behaviors and decisions.

Repression

Psychological defense mechanism in which the person refuses to consciously remember a threatening or unacceptable event, instead pushing those events into the unconscious mind.