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Chapter 1.

Introduction

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Imprisoned by an Eating Disorder

Author: Ronald J. Comer

Princeton University

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1.1 Imprisoned by an Eating Disorder

This video focuses on a young woman with bulimia nervosa. It includes her binge behaviors and purge behaviors, the origins of her disorder, cognitive and other features associated with the illness, and the impact that the disorder has had on her life.

1.2 Check Your Understanding

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1. The woman in the video case has been diagnosed with bulimia nervosa. What factor in her case guided her therapist to make this diagnosis rather than labeling her a periodic binge eater?

2. Like many people with eating disorders, the woman in the video case first developed bulimia nervosa _____________.

3. In the video case, the woman's therapist took the uncommon step of forcing her into inpatient treatment. If the inpatient program was typical of most bulimia nervosa treatment programs, the primary treatment approach was probably ____________.

4. The woman in the video case has not recovered from her bulimia nervosa even after intensive treatment. In general, according to the textbook, _______ percent of people who suffer from bulimia nervosa show immediate, significant improvement with treatment.

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