Social Cosmos – URN:NBN:NL:UI:10-1-101272 Anorexia Nervosa in Adolescent Girls: A Culture-Bound Disorder of Western Society? Elizabeth N. Hopton Abstract Drawing upon the present body of epidemiological and etiological research on anorexia nervosa (AN) this review paper investigates the role of modern Western society‚ and in particular the influence of the media‚ as a precursor to the underlying body image disturbances central to the current diagnostic definition of the disorder. Although
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Mood disorders are more common in the binge/purge subtype than in the restrictive subtype. About half of anorexia patients have comorbid anxiety disorders‚ including obsessive-compulsive disorder and social phobia” (ANAD‚ 2017). This is where the disorder affecting the mental health aspects of their lives comes into play. Eating disorders can make depression
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Hard to swallow The play" Hard to Swallow" telling the tragic story of young Catharine Dunbar. Catherine Dunbar‚ who suffers from anorexia‚ stopped eating when she was about 15 years old and died‚ after a long and hard period of pain and suffering‚ when she was about 23 years old. Who or what facts are responsible for Catherine’s anorexia? Is it her fathers’ attitude? The mothers’ approach? The medical authorities? Herself? From my view it is the fault of many events‚ and not just
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Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa The most common eating disorders in the world are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. They are serious eating disorders that can cause extreme harm to an individual‚ including death. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are two different types of eating disorders‚ but share many commonalities and differences when it comes to causes‚ signs and symptoms‚ and treatment options that are available. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that makes people lose
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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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of the "wasting disease" in the 17th-19th century and in the early 20th century anorexia was considered an endocrine disorder and treated with pituitary hormones.” (Deans‚ 2011). Through more thorough testing‚ studies‚ science and technological advances in psychology and medicine we have come a long way. However‚ we have a long way to go‚ because there are still too many lives that are being wasted away from Anorexia
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A Closer Look at Anorexia Nervosa Lyndsey Miller Abnormal Psychology October 28‚ 2014 Transylvania University According to the DSM 5‚ a person that is diagnosed with anorexia nervosa must display the following things; a persistent restriction of energy intake leading to significantly low body weight (in context of what is minimally expected for age‚ sex‚ developmental trajectory‚ and physical health.) (American Psychiatric Association [APA]‚ 2013) They also must display either an
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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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disorders including anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia nervosa‚ binge eating disorder‚ or an eating disorder that has not yet been specified. Also‚ by age six most girls start to express concerns over their weight and shape. Furthermore‚ eating disorders are emotional and physical problems‚ and they can be potentially life threatening. They are illnesses that arise from multiple factors including: biological‚ psychological and social. Two of the main eating disorders in this society are anorexia and bulimia.
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getting rid of them through laxatives or vomiting. There may be social signs or psychological signs like social isolation. Eating disorder 2: Anorexia Nervosa is the most well-known and popular of eating disorders yet it is the least common. It is more noticeable due to the physical effects it has on people. Anorexia usually is either a person. Anorexia typically presents with two main types of behaviour‚ either as restricting food intake‚ or as bingeing with purging. 1b. Describe the signs
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