Glossary B
Glossary B
Alfred Binet (1857 - 1911) was both a psychologist and a lawyer. His greatest accomplishment in the field of psychology lead to what we now call the Intelligence Quotient or IQ. As a member of the French commission investigating educational concerns, developed a test to measure the "mental age " (MA) of children entering school.
Binge Eating Disorder (BED) refers to a disorder that involves periods of excessive eating with a feeling of a loss of control.
Deutsch: Binge-Eating / Español: Comer en exceso / Português: Comer compulsivo / Français: Hyperphagie / Italian: Alimentazione incontrollata
Binge-Eating in the psychology context refers to a serious eating disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of eating large quantities of food, often rapidly and to the point of discomfort. This behavior is typically accompanied by feelings of loss of control and is not followed by compensatory behaviors like purging, as seen in bulimia nervosa.