Anorexia is an eating disorder that makes people have intense fear of gaining weight. They severely limit the amount of food they eat and can become severally thin. Anorexia affects the mind and body‚ it could lead to death. Anorexia usually starts in the teens and can go into adulthood. Untreated anorexia can lead to starvation‚ kidney damage‚ and heart problems. The cause of anorexia is not fully understood‚ it’s thought to be a mix of physical‚ emotional‚ and social triggers. Anorexia changes
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Compare and Contrast Christopher Smith University of Phoenix COM-170 COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I January 14‚ 2014 Regina Vega Compare and Contrast Growing up‚ there are countless young boys‚ who have the dream of someday being a professional football or baseball player. Going outside and letting the imagination of being on the big stage and making the final pitch to win the World Series or the final Hail Mary throw to win the
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Eating disorders: Bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa Eating disorders are the new diseases that emerge in the last 20 years. People who have eating disorders often have an abnormal eating habit that affects their physical and mental health. Eating disorders attacks female more frequently. And most of the sufferers are between 12 to 25 years old. In general‚ people who are clever‚ charming‚ conscientious‚ and hardworking are more likely to develop eating disorders. Many factors can lead to eating
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problems about weight and eating‚ but they are opposite eating problems. Anorexia is an eating disorder where people starve themselves in order to be thin. On the other hand obesity is an eating problem where people eat too much and are overweight. Both anorexia and obesity hurt you psychologically and physically. Anorexia and obesity are dangerous diseases to live with‚ but if people had the choice in their opinion they would chose to be obese. Anorexia is an eating disorder that makes people lose
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Psychological explanations of one eating disorder. (8+16) Psychological explanations of obesity include the psychodynamic and the behaviourist approach. Behaviourism suggests three means by which obesity may occur; classical conditioning‚ operant conditioning and social learning theory. There is a great deal of evidence for the behavioural explanation. Classical conditioning is where eating becomes associated with other behaviours that are often routine‚ leading to eating when not hungry for example
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Body Fat and Eating Disorders When people have weight loss and eating disorders‚ there have been psychologist that try to help people understand the damage that this can cause. There are many disease that will become a part of this problem such as bulimia and anorexia‚ these diseases often lead to the loss of body weight and anorexia also can have detrimental effects of dimorphic disorders. People tend to get tied up with how their body looks which can become an obsession which triggers
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Are college athletes at higher risk of developing eating disorders? An eating disorder is characterized by abnormal eating habits. Due to unique pressures in the sport environment‚ there is an increased risk for disordered eating behaviors of male athletes. Out of the 203 students from three different colleges‚ almost 20% reported a level of symptoms to be considered symtomatic. None of them were classified with a clinical eating disorder. In Sundgot-Borgens study‚ she reported that 1.3% of athletes
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The Impact of Television Media on Food Choices The detrimental influence of television media on food choices and eating habits of youth in American is a serious issue. Due to the continual variety of media American children are exposed to on a daily basis the response of poor behavior and unhealthy lifestyle habits have shown to increase the health risks of this population. More than one issue is at the root of this problem. Circumstances Studies date back to the 70s in reference
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indicate panic disorder. Laura Freberg‚ states that panic disorder occurs “when repeated panic attacks are followed by at least one month of worrying about having another attack.” There are many theories regarding the causes of panic disorder. Including genetic variations‚ uncontrollable breathing habits‚ and stressful life changes. Typically‚ individuals with panic disorder report their attacks to have no obvious cause. This makes studying panic
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The Relationship between Depression and Binge-Eating Disorder- Literature Review Foundations of Addictive and Compulsive Behaviors LITERATURE REVIEW 2 Abstract The focus of this intervention design is the relationship between binge-eating disorder and depression. In May of 2013‚ the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ 5th edition was published. With this publication
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