describes “adolescent girls and adult women with anorexia nervosa have low areal bone mineral density compared to normal-weight controls”. This article also “examine whether reductions in areal bone mineral density predict fracture risk in females and anorexia nervosa”. 2. What‚ if any‚ were the hypotheses or research questions? -In the article they “assessed fracture history and areal bone mineral density in a large group of adolescent females with anorexia nervosa and normal weight control”. -They “hypothesized
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psychiatric unit. J.M.‚ a 23-year-old woman‚ was admitted to the psychiatric unit last night after assessment and treatment at a local hospital emergency department (ED) for “blacking out at school.” She has been given a preliminary diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. As you begin to assess her‚ you notice that she has very loose clothing‚ she is wrapped in a blanket‚ and her extremities are very thin. She tells you‚ “I don’t know why I’m here. They’re making a big deal about nothing.” She appears to
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One psychological explanation of anorexia nervosa is the behavioural approach. This approach explains that anorexia nervosa(AN) is learnt through both classical and operant conditioning as well as social learning theory. Classical conditioning is involved with making an association with eating and anxiety. Therefore anorexics seek to lose weight/not eat to reduce their anxiety. Once this association has been made operant conditioning starts playing its part through negative and positive reinforcement
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In today’s society many people are affected by eating disorders and their deadly side effects. Two of the most common eating disorders‚ anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa‚ are often confused for one another because they each share many of the same qualities; however‚ each disorder has its own distinct behaviors that make it quite different from the other. Because each disorder is serious and can be deadly‚ it is important for people to understand each one individually in order to be able to distinguish
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Kristina was 10 years old when she was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa‚ and despite some mild childish resistance she had recovered and thought she would never go back to her eating disorder. Little did she know that her eating disorder was biding its time in the dark corners of her own mind. Before the end of middle school she had relapsed. During her freshman year in high school‚ she was hospitalized for 7 months. Over time she began insulating herself from her family and even her closest friends
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U9-Final Assignment: The Case of Alicia Flor Chavez COUN5106 - Assessment Tests and Measures December 13‚ 2014 Lynn Jones Ph.D. Unit 9- Final Assignment Diagnosing potential Anorexia nervosa is not always easy‚ and Alicia’s case‚ based on information given and her representation‚ is not clear cut. Researchers argue that the diagnosis has to be done carefully and potential ambiguities have to be resolved (Baer & Blais‚ 2010). For example‚ some researchers have argued that one criterion
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them starting the anorexia nervosa. Anorexic women are very proud of the weight that they have lost and often say that they need to lose even more weight. Many anorexic women are physically restless and some even exercise to help aid in their weight loss. Women who suffer from Anorexia Nervosa are often obsessed with food and will make high calorie meals for their family and friends and then themselves won’t eat the food they have prepared. As women who suffer from anorexia nervosa‚ they will
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Running head: EATING DISORDERS Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa Table of Contents I. Eating Disorders : Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa 1. Title page…………………………………………………..1 2. Table of contents…………………………………………..2 3. Text…………..…………………………………………….3-11 4. Conclusion………………………………………………….12 5. References………………………………………………………13 a. Introduction b. Discussion c. Conclusion d. References In an effort to achieve social acceptance in our Western
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Anorexia and Bulimia AlanaBelle Cochran-Howard Psychology 2301 Anorexia and Bulimia are eating disorders which can cause serious health issues such as "The physical stress of vomiting can cause tears in the lining of the esophagus. These tears may bleed massively or cause the esophagus to rupture" (Life Changes). Anorexia and Bulimia are more common in girls because we want to be perfect‚ we want to fit into society and be looked at as the "hot" skinny girl. If your anorexic then you ’re
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“ ANOREXIA NERVOSA ” INTRODUCTION Most of us have heard at least one story of an emaciated teen age girl who starves herself because she’s convinced she’s fat. But despite anorexia’s TV – talk show familiarity‚ misconceptions about it abound. As a result‚ many sufferers can often go moths or even years before someone notices that they’re sick and steers them toward help. Some teenage girls go through this kind of disorder at different times of their lives. This kind of illness
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