Psychology 2 10 May 2014 Eating Disorders Many men and women suffer from eating disorders. Anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia nervosa‚ and binge eating disorder are three common types of eating disorders. Anorexia nervosa is when a person has a compulsion to lose weight even though they are severely underweight. A person that is bulimic has a compulsion to eat a great amount of food‚ then vomit or take laxatives to get rid of the food. Binge-eating disorder is when a person has a compulsion to binge‚
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Eating Disorders Cassandra M. Alexander Florida State College at Jacksonville Eating Disorders Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. Three of the most discussed are anorexia‚ bulimia‚ and what researchers call EDNOS (eating disorder not otherwise specified). Each of the eating disorders can be fatal in their own way. What are the signs‚ what do they do to you and your body‚ and what can be done to treat the problem?
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weight loss has always been and will always be a challenge in the USA. Psychologists have been trying to motivate as well as encourage people to lose weight in all different ways. Focusing on dangerous methods that can be harmful to humans such as anorexia‚ and bulimia‚ can lead to many eating disorders which may then cause bodies to go into dimorphic disorders. This has been an epidemic in the media as well as in the societies where it has an on-going conception of being beautiful‚ which can have
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will start off by defining and describing body composition and the risks associated with excess body fat. Secondly‚ I will discuss the factors that have the obesity epidemic over time‚ and lastly I will discuss eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia nervosa‚ and binge-eating disorder as well the physical and psychological disorders that come along with each of them. Body composition is defined as the proportion of fat‚ muscle‚ and bone of an individual’s body‚ usu. expressed as percentage
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Did you know that there are many types of eating disorder? Why is eating disorders impact negatively in our health and also in our lives? Eating disorder involves on weight‚ body shape‚ and foods that can be a dangerous eating behaviors. This signify your body ability the nutrition that it needs and it can harm the digestive system‚ bones‚ teeth and mouth‚ lead to other diseases‚ and effects the heart. Eating disorder can develop at a young age and there are treatments that can return your body
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While anorexia and bulimia may have some issues in common‚ other factors make them distinct. For parents‚ trying to understand the differences can be crucial. Early detection and proper treatment significantly improve the chances for a child to recover. Bulimia and anorexia are both very dangerous‚ and can be life threatening. Both are very common among teens and young adults. Eating disorders are becoming more familiar for this generation to feel accepted and in this society. Anorexia Nervosa
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article by Bachar‚ Canetti‚ Hochfdorf‚ Latzer ( 2002)‚ two questions were addressed to conduct the study. First‚ is the role of the family environment related to anorexic and bulimic patients? Second‚ are disrupted attachment behaviors linked to anorexia and bulimia disorders? The focus of the investigation was on encouragement of personal growth‚ parental attachment styles during the process of separation-individuation (detachment of parents) and exploration of the outside world‚ and compare the
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References: A.D.A.M. . (2012‚ February 13). PubMed Health. Retrieved January 3‚ 2013‚ from Anorexia nervosa: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001401/ At Health. (2010‚ September 9). Eating Disorders and Obesity. Retrieved January 3‚ 2013‚ from health: http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/obesityeatingdis.html Scott‚ J. R. (2008‚ October
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eating disorders.” Anorexia nervosa (anorexia) is a serious eating disorder that causes people to often drop “below 85 percent” of their body weight (Graves‚ “Chapter One”). Anorexia is about perception‚ what victims see in the mirror is someone who is “fat”. Anorexia can cause serious health problems; although‚ it can be cured. To understand the terrible disease anorexia one must understand what causes it‚ the effects it has on the mind‚ and the effects it has on the body. Anorexia victims may see
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physical activities. “Anorexia nervosa-often simply called anorexia-is an eating disorder characterized by an abnormally low body weight‚ intense fear of gaining weight and a distorted perception of body weight” (www.mayoclinic.org‚ 2015). Anorexia nervosa can have many health problems‚ including anemia‚ heart problems‚ such as mitral valve
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