Anorexia In Teenage Girls
Anorexia in Teenage Girls
Adolescence is the most crucial stage of development in which one is mostly influenced by what is seen in society, culture, and fashion. These influences can lead to eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa. Anorexia Nervosa is a psychological disorder characterized by a fear of weight gain, body image issues and maintenance of low body weight (American Psychiatric Association,1994). On average, teenage girls under the ages of twelve to seventeen years old suffer from anorexia. Anorexia is exhibited within those inflicted in several way, such as physical and health outcomes, unstable mindsets, irrational behaviors, and social influences. Diagnosis Obsessive behaviors with the amount of food intake is one symptom of this disorder. This compulsion influences the type of eating behavior of the anorexic. Anorexia is divided into two subtypes: restriction and purging. In the restriction type, one limits the type and amount of food eaten and does excessive exercise to maintain low body weight (Le Grange, D. 2013). Meanwhile, in the purging type restriction occurs but includes daily purging of the food. …show more content…
anorexic teens have a skinny anatomy which includes visible collar bones and ribs, little to no stomach weight, and thin arms and legs. Other physical aspects are thin hair as well as hair loss,……… Anorexia nervosa carries an excessive amount of health risks towards its victims. Some health symptoms are temporary while others are permanent. The following physiological symptoms of anorexia lists include: stopping of menstrual cycle, low energy, damage of mouth cavity and throat due to purging as well as rotting teeth, malnutrition of the body, decreasing levels of vitamins and supplements important for the body’s survival such as iron, calcium, vitamins A-D due to limiting and fasting of
Adolescence is the most crucial stage of development in which one is mostly influenced by what is seen in society, culture, and fashion. These influences can lead to eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa. Anorexia Nervosa is a psychological disorder characterized by a fear of weight gain, body image issues and maintenance of low body weight (American Psychiatric Association,1994). On average, teenage girls under the ages of twelve to seventeen years old suffer from anorexia. Anorexia is exhibited within those inflicted in several way, such as physical and health outcomes, unstable mindsets, irrational behaviors, and social influences. Diagnosis Obsessive behaviors with the amount of food intake is one symptom of this disorder. This compulsion influences the type of eating behavior of the anorexic. Anorexia is divided into two subtypes: restriction and purging. In the restriction type, one limits the type and amount of food eaten and does excessive exercise to maintain low body weight (Le Grange, D. 2013). Meanwhile, in the purging type restriction occurs but includes daily purging of the food. …show more content…
anorexic teens have a skinny anatomy which includes visible collar bones and ribs, little to no stomach weight, and thin arms and legs. Other physical aspects are thin hair as well as hair loss,……… Anorexia nervosa carries an excessive amount of health risks towards its victims. Some health symptoms are temporary while others are permanent. The following physiological symptoms of anorexia lists include: stopping of menstrual cycle, low energy, damage of mouth cavity and throat due to purging as well as rotting teeth, malnutrition of the body, decreasing levels of vitamins and supplements important for the body’s survival such as iron, calcium, vitamins A-D due to limiting and fasting of