Eating Disorders in Athletes When we see a gymnast or a wrestler on television‚ we sometimes marvel at how good their body looks‚ and how physically fit they are. As these athletes may indeed have thin‚ well toned bodies‚ some of them may be a result of eating disorders. Both male and female athletes are at risk for eating disorders‚ although there is a greater probability that a female athlete will be the victim. Sports that have a high percentage of athletes with eating disorders include:
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Eating Disorders and Adolescence adolescents go through many changes as they hit puberty‚ they begin dealing with changes to their hormones‚ their relationships‚ even their physical appearance. Many children are feeling uncertain about these changes and look to their peers and to the media to tell them how they should look and what growing up entails. They feel a loss of control over their emotions and their relationships‚ experience frequent mood swings due to hormonal changes that cause confusion
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Mariah Allen University Success Due Date: 9-30-12 Courtney McGinnis Teen Eating Disorders The teenage community today is based on the views and opinions of society. Though this may seem harmless on the outside‚ these opinions have become the poison apple of today’s culture‚ tearing teenagers lives apart. Specifically‚ teenagers are falling to eating disorders due to the pictures and habits in the everyday community. Large billboards of flawless models‚ magazines with dieting tips and get-skinny
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When the topic of body image and eating disorders is brought to a person’s attention‚ more times than not the idea of a self-conscious‚ thin adolescent girl comes to mind. However‚ reports have shown that children are exhibiting signs of lowered impressions of their own body and the presence of eating disorders are increasing at a younger age (Kedesdy‚ 2007). Very little is known about the commonness of eating disorders in pre-pubertal girls and boys. However‚ eating disorder specialists and programs
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Client is showing symptoms of suffering from a severe eating disorder which is categorized under the DSM-V as “Binge Eating” 307.51 (F50.8). Under the specific guidelines of the DSM-V‚ “Binge Eating” is defined as eating much more rapidly than normal‚ eating large amounts of food when not feeling psychically hungry‚ eating until feeling uncomfortably full‚ eating alone due to embarrassment of how much one is eating‚ feeling disgusted with oneself‚ depressed and guilty after overeating. Also‚ one
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Eating Disorders I. What is an eating disorder? “An eating disorder is an unhealthy relationship with food and weight that interferes with many areas of a person’s life. One’s thoughts become preoccupied with food‚ weight or exercise. A person who struggles with an eating disorder can have unrealistic self-critical thoughts about body image‚ and his or her eating habits may begin to disrupt normal body functions and affect daily activities. Eating disorders are not just about food and weight
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leading reason for eating disorders such as bulimia and anorexia among all other sports. Bulimia is less severe than anorexia because bulimic people tend to consume a minimal quantity of calories‚ while anorexic people perceive their body as fatter than it actually is and starve themselves. However‚ they are both dangerous eating disorders that put the lives of those suffering from any of them in danger. In fact‚ both social factors and psychological affect the development if eating disorders in cheerleaders
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The Globalization of Eating Disorders Eating disorders are a huge problem across the nation. Some of these disorders include anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia-nervosa‚ binge eating‚ and body dysmorphic disorder. Anorexia is a disorder in which subject obsesses about food and how much they eat‚ while a Bulimic person eats an excessive amount of food‚ then purges. People affected by these disorders are obsessed with food however; they do not want the calories‚ so they eat as much as they can‚ then throw it
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Eating Disorders and the Media We are constantly surrounded and influenced by the media no matter where we go. With all of the great improvements the media has provided to our lives‚ it is hard to recognize how much the media has negatively impacted us as well. Media advertises body images that are deemed to be “perfect” which pressures individuals to change their appearance to meet the standards of society’s view of “perfection.” Not everyone can achieve self-satisfaction with his or her appearance
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n the case of anorexia‚ this means‚ in addition‚ teaching about the physical consequences of the disorder and of abnormal eating behaviours and of any attempt to make changes. It also means teaching the principles of normal eating behaviour and nutrition. The use of a cognitive therapy approach makes it feasible to directly explore and question common assumptions about the importance of weight and shape. Having aired these assumptions‚ clients can decide whether they wish to continue to espouse
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