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    triglyceride levels‚ type II diabetes mellitus‚ gallbladder disease. 2.3. Analyse why binge eating disorder is regarded as the most common eating disorder‚ rather than anorexia and bulimia. Binge eating disorder (also known as compulsive overeating disorder) is regarded as the commonest eating disorder because as not like anorexia and bulimia‚ the sufferer does not use laxatives or vomit afterwards‚ but adopts harmful eating habits‚ such as

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    disorders. Whilst acknowledging eating disorders can include overeating I will base the essay around anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. I will look at the various theories around the subject as well as provide examples of my own experience working within this field. “I am dying to be thin”. And quite literally death is a strong possibility for people who have an eating disorder. Whether it is anorexia or bulimia the person affected will normally have a distorted body image. Even where there isn’t

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    result from body image dissatisfaction. Some of these include low self-esteem‚ depression‚ self-harm and eating disorders. First off‚ an eating disorder is defined as a mental illness. It is primarily associated with three major types of disorders: Anorexia Nervosa‚ Binge Eating‚ and Bulimia Nervosa. Each sickness has its own side effects‚

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    * *Anorexia Nervosa: deeply rooted psychological condition that results in a decreased intake of food in an attempt to lose extreme amounts of body weight. * *Commonly characterized as a fear of weight gain and self-starvation * *Patients usually have distorted body images and feel that they need to lose weight when usually they are already underweight(but people that suffer from anorexia nervosa don’t necessarily have to be underweight they are said to be anorexic because of self-starvation

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    Arria Abnormal Psychology In watching the film “Dying to be thin” my understanding of anorexia was changed in a couple of ways. One way was that to be a dancer you are expected to be 15% below average body weight. This shocks me because the diagnostic criteria for being anorexic is being 15% below average body weight. Another aspect of anorexia that I did not know about is that the onset generally happens around the time of puberty. Treating eating disorders with a group of people with different

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    Eating Disorders Introduction: For my research paper I chose to explore eating disorders and I chose three topics under eating disorders. The three topic I chose where anorexia‚ bulimia and binge eating disorder. I chose this for my final paper because I do not know much about eating disorders and I would like to learn more. I have personal connections to this because I have family or friends that have or have had an eating disorder at one point in their life. Eating disorders interest me because

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    Negative Effect of Media to Woman In the article‚ “The Burka and The Bikini” by Joan Jacobs and Jacquelyn Jackson‚ they mention not only media can insult some cultures by showing almost nude females in their advertisement and it could also put a huge impact on most of our women’s health in the society we live in. They use two totally different views of two different world of women as their main example. They assert that some women covered up for the sake and a respect for the culture of their

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    Body Image‚ Vol 2. Anschutz‚ D.J.‚ Spruijt-Metz‚ D.‚ Van Strien‚ T. and Engels‚ R.C. (2011)‚ "The direct effect of thin ideal focused adult television on young girls ’ ideal body figure"‚ Body Image‚ Vol 4. Boero‚ N. and Pascoe‚ C.J. (2012)‚ "Pro-anorexia communities and online interaction: bringing the pro-ana body online"‚ Body &Society‚ Vol 5. Boyd‚ D. (2009)‚ Do you See What I See?: Visibility of Practices through Social Media‚ Supernova and Le Web‚ San Francisco‚ CA and Paris. 6. Boyd‚ D.‚ Ryan

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    Knowledge and understanding of the topic addressed by your promotion‚ and a considered and appropriate choice of target group For my health promotion campaign‚ I have decided to promote healthy eating in teenagers to tackle eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia‚ binge eating and eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS) . I have chosen to do this based on several different demographic data‚ needs‚ concerns raised by the media and national‚ local & international targets. Needs

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    The disorder was initially identified in a study by H. G. Pope (1993) of male bodybuilders and categorised as reverse anorexia‚ due to some participants exhibiting behavioural and cognitive correspondences to patients suffering from anorexia nervosa. It has since been subcategorized as body dysmorphic disorder‚ as individuals with the disorder being motivated to engage in unhealthy strategies for weight management and increasing muscularity. (Olivardia‚ 2001; Grieve & Shacklette‚ 2012; Grieve‚ 2007;

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