L5 OCD, PTSD, & Eating Disorders

obsessions

disruptive, anxiety-causing thoughts or mental images

compulsions

• repetitive actions or thoughts that are performed to relive the anxiety brought on by the obsessions

• debate regarding ocd subtypes

post-traumatic stress disorder

• typically follows a single traumatic event or repeated trauma event over the course of several weeks, months, or even years

• a difficulty in restoring normal function after an immediate reaction to a traumatic event

• intrusive symptoms, avoidance of trauma-related stimuli, negative alterations in cognition and mood, and alterations in arousal and reactivity

dissociative subtype

• depersonalization

• derealization

people diagnosed w PTSD-DS face particular cognitive and functional challenges, and may respond differently to treatment

dissociation

• psychobiological defense mechanism where in the normal integration of consciousness, memory, identity, perception, emotion, body representation, motor control, and behaviour is disturbed

service dogs

• become an increasingly more common part of treatment for veterans experiencing ptsd

• how can service animals assist in mgmt and recovery from traumatic experiences?

• how can we, as service providers, advocate for diverse treatment options?

• how can we improve accessibility for diverse treatment options?

anorexia nervosa

• persistent behaviours to maintain an adequate weight, fear of gaining weight, overestimation of size, denial of seriousness of condition 

bulimia nervosa

characterized by recurring ep of food restriction followed by binge-eating, and purging behaviours

binge-eating disorder

characterized by the consumption of an unusually large amount of food during a relatively short period of time

anorexia athletica

• overexercising to the point where fulfilling an exercise goal is more important than anything else

orthorexia

fixation on healthy foods, natural products, and finding more pleasure in eating correctly

body dysmorphic disorder

involves appearance-related preoccupation w non-existent or slight flaws in physical appearance and the performance of repetitive behaviours in relation to it

class & culture

• eating disorder have been seen as an atypical illness, primarily diagnosed in high-achieving, middle class, white, young women

internalization of the ideal

• eating disorders stern from the internalization of socialized ideals of appearance, while being overweight often carries negative social connotations

social media

• presents a particularly strong influence on eating-based pathology because it combines media and peers

sport pressure

athletes most at risk for eating disorders are those involved in sports emphasizing appearance or body shape/size

gender identity & sexuality

• there is an established gender difference w eating disorders

• higher reports of eating disorders occur w in the LGBTQ+ community

current issues - controversies & eating disorders

• fashion industry

• calories counts

• social media

• thinspo & fitspo

body positivity

• it is possible for someone to experience negative and positive body image simultaneously

• the key feature is that an individual does not closely tie their self-worth w their appearance