Bulimia Nervosa Outline

Anorexia Nervosa vs. Bulimia Nervosa Outline

I. INTRODUCTION

A. Background Information

1. Do you feel that your weight is normal? Are you constantly trying to lose weight but just end up eating without control? Or do you weigh every single day and your mood depends on the numbers? When we focus too much attention on our bodies, these preoccupations can possibly severely affect our well-being, relationships and personal lives.

2. It is without any doubt that cases of eating disorders have increased since the last half century. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are exactly the main clinical disorders that I want to compare in here.

3. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are eating disorders characterized
by an abnormal pattern of eating behavior, relentless pursuit of thinness, an intense fear about weight gain and a twisted perception of body shape.

B. Thesis statement

1. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa both have similarities and differences in signs symptoms, causes and treatments.

2. key points

a. Signs and symptoms

b. Causes

c. Treatments

II. BODY

A. Support Paragraph 1

1. Anorexia (nervosa) is characterized by an abnormal eating pattern, a relentless pursuit of thinness, unwillingness to maintain a normal weight and an intense fear of putting up weight.

2. Supporting Ideas

a. Low weight

b. Fast

c. excessive exercise

d. Purging behavior

3. Treatments

4. Summarizing/ Transition sentence

B. Support Paragraph 2

1. Bulimia (nervosa) is characterized by recurrent binge eating, inappropriate weight compensatory behaviors, and over evaluation of body shape and weight.

2. Supporting Ideas

a. Normal weight

b. Binge eating

c. Fast and excessive exercise to compensate for the binge

d. Purging and dehydration

3. Treatments

4. Summarizing/Concluding/Transition sentence

C. Support Paragraph 3

1. Despite the varied symptoms of anorexia and bulimia, their causes are similar.

2. Supporting Ideas

a. Cultures,

b. Families

c. Life changes or stressful events

d. Biology

3. Summarizing/Concluding/Transition sentence

CONCLUSION

A. Review key points

B. Conclusion: Despite the differences and similarities between anorexia and bulimia, we ought to encourage patients to face and admit the problems, then to receive medical treatments in order to walk out of the shadow of the ailments.

III. Works Cited:

Grilo, Carlos. M. “Eating and Weighting Disorders”, New York:Psychology Press, 2006. Print.

Medical Centre of the University of Maryland, (2010). Anorexia. Retrieved from

http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/anorexia-nervosa-000012.htm

Medical Centre of the University of Maryland, (2010). Anorexia. Retrieved from

http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/bulimia-nervosa-000020.htm

National Centre for Eating Disorders, (2010). Retrieved from

http://www.eating-disorders.org.uk/anorexia-nervosa.html