10 Personality Disorders Provisional Categories of Personality Disorder in DSM-IV-TR General Sociocultural Causal Factors for Personality Disorders TREATMENTS AND OUTCOMES FOR PERSONALITY DISORDERS...

Chapter 9 Eating Disorders and Obesity TREATMENT OF EATING DISORDERS EATING DISORDERS Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa CLINICAL ASPECTS OF EATING DISORDERS Treatment of Bulimia Nervosa Anorexia Nervosa Treatment of Binge-Eating Disorder Bulimia Nervosa OBESITY Other Forms of Eating Disorders Age of Onset and Gender Differences RISK AND CAUSAL FACTORS IN OBESITY Prevalence of Eating Disorders The Role of Genes Medical Complications of Eating Disorders Hormones Involved in Appetite and Weight Regulation Course and Outcome Sociocultural In?uences The Long-Term Stability of Eating Disorders Family In?uences Association of Eating Disorders with Other Forms of Psychopathology Stress and “Comfort Food” Eating Disorders Across Cultures Pathways to Obesity RISK AND CAUSAL FACTORS IN TREATMENT OF OBESITY EATING DISORDERS The Importance of Prevention Biological Factors Sociocultural Factors UNRESOLVED ISSUES: Family In?uences What Should We Do About Eating Disorder NOS? Individual Risk Factors Abnormal Psychology, Fourteenth Edition, by James N. Butcher, Susan Mineka, and Jill M. Hooley. Published by Allyn & Bacon. Copyright © 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. ISBN 0-558-46768-7ISBN 0-558-46768-7 306 CHAPTER 9 Eating Disorders and Obesity eighing a mere 88 pounds on her 5-foot-8 frame, Ana Carolina Reston succumbed to a general- ized infection on November 15, 2006, while battling anorexia nervosa. She was 21 years old. w Having modeled for Armani and Versace, and in numerous countries around the world, Carolina was initially hospitalized for kidney failure. Her death highlights the health risks associated with eating disorders. This model’s struggles with anorexia nervosa also reveal the extent to which ideals of beauty are intertwined with thinness. Looking good often means being slim, es- pecially for those in the public eye. Not surprisingly, many celebrities, including Nicole Richie, Mary-Kate Olsen, Victoria Beckham, and the late Princess Diana, have also struggled with...