240 - The Mindset of Eating Disorders

Savvy Psychologist

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Education, Science, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 4 April 2019

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Eating disorders can be a mystery to outsiders. It's difficult to empathize with throwing up, starving, or bingeing until it hurts. But there's a reason for every eating disorder. The Savvy Psychologist reveals 4 psychological drivers behind anorexia, bulimia, orthorexia, and other forms of disordered eating. Read the full transcript at https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/health-fitness/mental-health/the-mindset-of-eating-disorders Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW SAVVY PSYCHOLOGIST Order Ellen's book HOW TO BE YOURSELF: https://us.macmillan.com/howtobeyourself/ellenhendriksen/9781250161703/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/savvypsychologist On Twitter: https://twitter.com/qdtsavvypsych Download free, science-backed resources to fight social anxiety: http://EllenHendriksen.com

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome back to savvy psychologist. I'm Dr. Ellen Hendrickson and I'll help you
0:09.6	meet life's challenges with evidence-based research, a sympathetic ear, and zero judgment.
0:16.2	Looking in from the outside, it can be difficult to understand an eating disorder.
0:21.3	It can be hard to comprehend why anyone would want to throw up, starve themselves,
0:26.4	binge until they hurt, or feel tortured by food. But eating disorders serve a purpose for those who suffer from them.
0:34.7	After all, psychology 101 teaches us that behavior exists because it gets reinforced.
0:41.2	Therefore, once we understand what individuals derive from their
0:44.9	eating disorders, how binging, purging, or restricting meets a need, it makes way more sense.
0:52.0	Now, another barrier to understanding eating disorders is
0:55.4	stereotyping. Despite the fact that eating disorders can strike people of any
1:00.2	gender, race, income, or body type, the cliche is that of a swag, a skinny white, affluent
1:08.1	girl. And this stereotype hurts everyone. Those that fit the swag pigeonhole are often dismissed. Their
1:15.3	disease gets written off as a lifestyle choice for rich girls fixated on their thigh gap.
1:20.1	But on the flip side for those who defy the swag stereotype, men, racial minorities, those
1:27.0	from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, and higher weight individuals, their disease also gets written off and can fly under the radar for years.
1:37.1	Screening, referrals to treatment, or simply being taken seriously are all less likely because they don't look like the expected
1:45.1	profile of someone with an eating disorder. Now, while humans of any demographic can
1:50.7	suffer from an eating disorder, what ties together those who do suffer is mindset.
1:56.4	And understanding the mindset of eating disorders can improve empathy, and most importantly,
2:02.3	improve recognition and treatment for everyone.
2:05.0	So therefore this week here are four factors that drive the mindset of eating disorders.
2:11.0	Factor number one is control.
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