Biological explanations for anorexia nervosa Biological explanations for anorexia nervosa include neural explanations and evolutionary explanations. 1st BIOLOGICAL EXPLANATION - Neurotransmitters -Serotonin Disturbances in the levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin appear to be a characteristic of individuals with eating disorders. Kaye 2005 found a reduction in the levels of the serotonin metabolite 5-HIAA in people with eating disorders. This suggests that brain serotonin pathways are underactive
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They are not necessarily symptoms but more overly observations of the people they would like to classify as anorexic. "The symptoms he listed are derived from empirical observation and statistcal frequency rather than from a rational ordering of causal mechanisms. The criteria for age and for weight loss merely reflect what has been observed most of the time;
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What kind of person would do that just to be accepted for looking good in the dress? Well anorexics would. Anorexia nervosa‚ or better known as anorexia‚ is an eating disorder that makes you starve yourself. Anorexics have a self-image that is twisted. They see that they are fat but they are actually undernourished‚ which is what makes them want to starve themselves until they look like a skeleton. Some anorexics refuse to eat anything‚ or only take extremely small itty bitty bites of healthy foods
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February 5‚ 2015‚ from http://www.helpguide.org/articles/eating-disorders/anorexia-nervosa.htm Anorexia Nervosa. (n.d.). Retrieved February 5‚ 2015‚ from http://www.healthline.com/health/anorexia-nervosa#Treatment5 Anorexia: What Causes People to Become Anorexic? (n.d.). Retrieved February 5‚ 2015‚ from http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/eating-disorders/anorexia-nervosa/understanding-anorexia-basics Health Consequences of Eating Disorders | National Eating Disorders Association. (n.d.). Retrieved February
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not with men. Even the language used in screening tests is gender-biased. There are few eating disorder clinics in the United States that have specific programs for men. Some clinics don’t even accept male patients. Experts agree that getting the anorexic or bulimic child or teen immediate help is the most important action a parent can take (Ruggiero 2008‚ p. 8). Medical professionals may not be as perceptive when it comes to diagnosing a young man’s eating disorder like they would a young female’s
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Topic : Anorexia Nervosa General Purpose : To Inform Specific Purpose : To inform my audience about three step to recover from Anorexia Nervosa. Central Idea : There are three steps to recover from Anorexia Nervosa which are getting help‚ stay away from people‚ place‚ and activities that trigger your obsession to being thin‚ and medical treatment. Main Point: I- The first step to recover from Anorexia Nervosa is getting help. II- The second step to recover from Anorexia Nervosa
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control’). ‘Kara’ took her idolization too far‚ and wanting to look like Moss‚ she started dieting. With a girl as young as ‘Kara’ this was obviously not a healthy lifestyle and eventually her dieting progressed further and she was diagnosed as anorexic. The physical and mental affect on the youth as well as adults can be rather dangerous‚ where self consciousness can quite easily progress into depression and eating disorders as shown by ‘Kara’. Unfortunately the case of ‘Kara’ isn’t uncommon
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principles of practice as well. Principles and concepts provide a guide or reference the purpose of practice. Although concepts may vary by institution or vary according to the individual‚ there is a generalized theme or idea of these concepts. Boland (2009) lists health‚ person‚ environment and nursing as common concepts of some traditional undergraduate programs (p. 141). Educational frameworks are provoked by a number of ideas. Among the ideas is humanism. Vandeveer (2009) lists humanism
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physical symptoms associated with starvation: sleep disturbance‚ cessation of menstruation‚ insensitivity to pain‚ loss of hair on the head‚ low blood pressure‚ a variety of cardiovascular problems and reduced body temperature. Between 10% and 15% of anorexics literally starve themselves to death; others die because of some type of cardiovascular dysfunction (Bee and Boyd‚ 2001)." Bulimia nervosa is a slightly less serious version of anorexia‚ but can lead to some of the same horrible results. Bulimia
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experience disordered eating behaviours this usually occurs within the first year of college (Cohen‚ 2005). Anorexia mainly affects females‚ 0.5% - 3.7 % of women will suffer with anorexia sometime in their life (RCF‚ 2002). Approximately 4% – 6% of anorexics are male (Halmi‚ 2005)‚ most are athletes and in sports that require weight
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