HS 181 INTRODUCTION TO EATING DISORDERS

3 Units 3 hours lecture
Transfers: CSU
Introduces students to the history, symptomatology, treatment and resources for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other eating disorders. Includes gender, sexual identity and abuse, obesity, cultural differences, societal attitudes, and the addiction cycle. The biological, pyschoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral, feminist, family systems, and other theoretical perspectives will be examined.
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