biochemical factors‚ possible genetic susceptibility and cultural influences. In the following short essay I will be discussing the possible causes and treatments available according to different psychological models regarding eating disorders. Anorexia is defined as an eating disorder characterized by an overwhelming‚ irrational fear of being fat‚ compulsive dieting to the point of self starvation and excessive weight loss. In which the sufferer is 80% below the expected average body weight. However
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picking an unexpected narrator. I enjoyed writing the piece from the illness’s perspective as well‚ so I tried to put both things together when starting out on this assignment. What would be effective in having objects describe a girl suffering from anorexia was that they would simply hint at it through small details‚ somehow correlated to their relationship with her‚ and never explicitly state what the problem was. As observed in class‚ it also works as a metaphor for the growing concern one starts
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Ellen (Eli)‚ suffers from Anorexia Nervosa‚ which is the “restriction of energy intake relative to requirements‚ leading to a significant low body weight” (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2013). During the film‚ she would perform certain tasks that would help her lose more weight because of the fear of gaining weight. For example‚ Ellen would go on a hike with her sister to burn calories‚ flushed down her antidepressants because she was afraid that they would make her gain weight‚ and did a lot
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very hard for a person with an eating disorder to understand since food is their tool for handling the stress and anxiety in their lives. Eating disorders affect millions of Americans each year and in some cases causing death. The most common eating disorders are Anorexia Nervosa‚ Bulimia nervosa. These disorders are serious‚ and‚ when taken to extremes‚ can be life threatening as well. All eating disorders arise from a combination‚ of long-standing psychological‚ interpersonal‚ and social conditions
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Extended project ‘first draft’ “To what extent does the environment effect the development of Anorexia Nervosa?” ‘Anorexia Nervosa is an eating-disorder and mental condition which can be life-threatening’. This definition is from the NHS website‚ and mentions the psychological side behind it. Another useful definition is from the Oxford Dictionary‚ and states: ‘the lack or loss of appetite for food’. The translation from Latin to English simply means ‘the nervous loss of appetite’‚ which implies
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Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder described as loss of appetite (Schwartz‚ 2012). Many individuals or patients refuse to eat‚ view themselves as overweight and obsess about losing weight when in fact; they are already underweight and unhealthy. Their biggest fear is gaining weight and ultimately losing control. Anorexics are extremely strong willed and often times focus only on losing weight. Unfortunately‚ they are unable to view themselves accurately and see themselves as unattractive and
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Relationship Between Environmental Factors and Anorexia Nervosa in Adolescent Girls Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a visible‚ psychological illness that is detrimental to both the physical and mental well-being of an individual (Bulik et al.‚ 2005). It is an eating disorder that is characterized by not only an unwillingness to gain weight‚ but a fear of gaining weight. Individuals suffering from anorexia are often perfectionists‚ who are neurotic‚ obsessive‚ and retain a low sense of self-esteem (Kaye
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between the ages of twelve and eighteen who are diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa (AN). It will address the nature and extent of the issue of AN in the target population‚ weigh the positive and negative aspects of different types of therapies on the target population and show the potential limitations of the use of DBT versus other forms of therapies. Proposal for Evidence Based Practice Paper This paper will discuss Anorexia Nervosa as an eating disorder that predominantly affects girls and
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Anorexia Nervosa About 10-15% of girls afflicted with anorexia will die as a result of Anorexia Nervosa (Robbins 31). Anorexia nervosa is a potentially life-threatening eating disorder. A person with anorexia nervosa‚ often just called "anorexia‚" although the meaning is different‚ has an unclear body image and an exaggerated fear of becoming overweight or obese‚ so an intentional effort is made to lose weight (“What is anorexia”). The difference between the two terms is the seriousness‚ anorexia
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Anorexia We live in a thin world were skinny models are what some teens and adults look up to. Anorexia is an emotional disorder‚ in which there is an abnormal fear of being fat‚ causing the person to stop eating. Anorexia is an eating disorder that most teenage girls have because‚ they see all those beautiful women on TV who are really skinny and they want to look just like them. Some victims of anorexia excessive or irrational dieting but‚ more frequently‚ they try to hide their disease. Although
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