Mental Health and Psychiatry Level 3
Mental Health Psychiatry.
Assignment 2.
2.1. In your own words, define what is meant by the term “eating disorder”.
An eating disorder is when a person eats too much or too little, which is defined by abnormal eating habits and this affects the person’s mental health and seriously harms their physical health which is potentially a life-threatening condition.
2.2. Analyse the implications for the individual of having an eating disorder.
An eating disorder is serious, potentially life –threatening condition that can affect the individual’s emotional and physical health. This conditions is so complex and devastating, it leads to serious consequences for health, productivity and relationships. Emotional & Mental Health – Depression, fear of fatness, difficulty in concentrating or thinking straight, shame & guilt, control, social/peer pressure e.g. body image, upsets e.g. leaving home for college, disturbed sleep, frustration, anger. Physical Health – A) Starvation – Constipation, feeling the cold, brittle bones which breaks easily, muscles become weaker (it becomes an effort to do anything), death.
B) Vomiting – Stomach acid dissolves the enamel on teeth, puffy face (due to swollen salivary glands), irregular heartbeats, muscle weakness, kidney damage, epileptic fits.
C) Laxatives (taking of) – Persistent tummy- pain, swollen fingers, damage to bowel muscle which may lead to long- term constipation.
D) Binge (over-eating) – High blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, heart disease as a result of elevated triglyceride levels, type II diabetes mellitus, gallbladder disease.
2.3. Analyse why binge eating disorder is regarded as the most common eating disorder, rather than anorexia and bulimia.
Binge eating disorder (also known as compulsive overeating disorder) is regarded as the commonest eating disorder because as not like anorexia and bulimia, the sufferer does not use laxatives or vomit afterwards, but adopts harmful eating habits, such as
Assignment 2.
2.1. In your own words, define what is meant by the term “eating disorder”.
An eating disorder is when a person eats too much or too little, which is defined by abnormal eating habits and this affects the person’s mental health and seriously harms their physical health which is potentially a life-threatening condition.
2.2. Analyse the implications for the individual of having an eating disorder.
An eating disorder is serious, potentially life –threatening condition that can affect the individual’s emotional and physical health. This conditions is so complex and devastating, it leads to serious consequences for health, productivity and relationships. Emotional & Mental Health – Depression, fear of fatness, difficulty in concentrating or thinking straight, shame & guilt, control, social/peer pressure e.g. body image, upsets e.g. leaving home for college, disturbed sleep, frustration, anger. Physical Health – A) Starvation – Constipation, feeling the cold, brittle bones which breaks easily, muscles become weaker (it becomes an effort to do anything), death.
B) Vomiting – Stomach acid dissolves the enamel on teeth, puffy face (due to swollen salivary glands), irregular heartbeats, muscle weakness, kidney damage, epileptic fits.
C) Laxatives (taking of) – Persistent tummy- pain, swollen fingers, damage to bowel muscle which may lead to long- term constipation.
D) Binge (over-eating) – High blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, heart disease as a result of elevated triglyceride levels, type II diabetes mellitus, gallbladder disease.
2.3. Analyse why binge eating disorder is regarded as the most common eating disorder, rather than anorexia and bulimia.
Binge eating disorder (also known as compulsive overeating disorder) is regarded as the commonest eating disorder because as not like anorexia and bulimia, the sufferer does not use laxatives or vomit afterwards, but adopts harmful eating habits, such as