was on a trip and would return. The patient appeared mildly depressed and anxious; her sleep‚ memory‚ and concentration were within normal limits. There was no suicidal ideation and she denied any history of physical or sexual abuse. AXIS I Anorexia Nervosa
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because they feel pressure to stay thin and ads use thin women to promote beauty products and diet supplements. Here are some basic facts about eating disorders. According to National Eating Disorders Organization (2005) eating disorders‚ such as anorexia‚ bulimia‚ and binge eating disorder‚ include extreme emotions‚ attitudes and behaviors that surround weight and food issues. These disorders are dangerous enough to cause serious emotional and physical health problem. Additionally‚ eating disorders
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3 7 April 2008 The Runway: Disaster to Society. Fashion is a prevailing custom or style of dress‚ etiquette‚ socializing‚ etc. Top designers such as‚ Gucci‚ Louis Vuitton‚ and Coco Chanel paint the pages in magazines and store ads everywhere. The clothes are shown off by beautiful‚ young‚ idolized models. Guys fantasize about them and girls envy their beauty and fame. The fashion industry is a huge part of today’s society. Everywhere you look there is a model‚ displaying a top designers’
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psychologically and socially. The two eating disorders which I will be discussing is anorexia and bulimia. Anorexia is an eating disorder and a mental health condition which can be life-threatening. Anorexia is an irrational fear of gaining weight‚ it typically involves excessive weight loss and usually occurs more in females than in males. There are four clinical characteristics of individuals with anorexia which are- An individual behavioural symptoms who is anorexic will avoid food‚ compulsively
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control or maintain their body image. If it were not for the constant portrayal of thin women‚ the pressure for women to be just as thin would not cause such a delusion on being skinny and controlling their eating habits through eating disorders like anorexia or bulimia. The role of the media affect women to the point that they would cause damage to themselves to fit in to the media presented image. Eating disorders are unhealthy eating habits and behaviors relating to a persons concern for their body
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EATING DISORDERS/HOW THE MEDIA PLAYS A KEY ROLE Eating disorders is a worldwide problem that affects far too many Canadians at a very young age. No matter where one looks today‚ one will notice that our culture places a high value on women being thin. It is estimated that 7 million Canadians have an eating disorder. 6 million women‚ 1 million men. Eating disorders are often caused by stress and are also tied into depression and anger‚ resulting from the pressures of modern living. Most eating disorders
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Eating Disorders Eating disorders are sweeping this country and are rampant on junior high‚ high school‚ and college campuses. These disorders are often referred to as the Deadly Diet‚ but are often known by their more popular names: anorexia or bulimia. They affect more than 20% of females between the age of thirteen and forty. It is very rare for a young female not to know of someone with an eating disorder. Statistics show that at least one in five young women have a serious problem with
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Lindsay Chandler LKC5074@psu.edu Home Assignment #1—Health Issue: Binge Eating Disorder When one thinks of prevalent eating disorders in the United States‚ anorexia and bulimia likely first come to mind. A recent study‚ though‚ conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health shows that binge eating disorder is more prevalent than anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Unlike those with bulimia‚ people with binge eating disorder consume large quantities of food without purging. Although the negative consequences
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Disorder i. Webster Dictionary 1. any of several psychological disorders characterized by serious disturbances of eating behavior (medical definition) 2. “Eating disorder” ii. Four categories 3. Anorexia Nervosa a. Self-starvation b. Weight loss c. Very serious d. “absence of appetite” e. 15%-60% body weight is lost f. Distorted view of their own weight
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overweight or underweight. Anorexia and obesity are similar in more ways than most people think‚ both can stem from ‘faulty brain wiring’‚ they are dangerous for a person’s health‚ each of them can cause mood disorders‚ and a person’s environment can be to blame for each one. However‚ there are also some major differences‚ with the obvious being that anorexia is when a person starves themselves and obesity is when someone is extremely overweight. The other difference is that anorexia is a disease‚ and obesity
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