Determining risk factors‚ consequences‚ and protective measures of Body Dissatisfaction and Eating Disorders Determining risk factors‚ consequences‚ and protective measures of Body Dissatisfaction and Eating Disorders Body image is an individual’s perception of his or her own body in terms of sexual attractiveness. Human society has emphasized on beauty of the human body for a long time. However‚ an individual’s perception of their own body may differ from society’s standards‚ thus
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1. Describe the role media may have in the development of eating disorders. Over 80% of Americans watch television daily. On average‚ these people watch over three hours per day. American children engage in increasing amounts of media use‚ a trend fueled largely by the growing availability of internet access through phones and laptops. On a typical day‚ 8 – 18-year-olds are engaged with some form of media about 7.5 hours. Most of this time is spent watching television‚ though children play video
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Reaching Female College Athletes: Nutrition and Eating Disorders in Female College Athletes Stephanie J. Watson‚ B.S. Indiana State University Nutrition and Eating Disorders in Female College Athletes Athletes tend to be highly competitive‚ highly-achieving‚ and self-disciplined individuals (Mahan and Escott-Stump‚ 2000). Similar personality traits are seen in people with Anorexia Nervosa (AN). A lean body type is associated with enhanced strength and performance in many competitive
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Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder in the worldwide. The disorder impacts people of all ages including children and adolescents‚ races‚ and levels of education and income. People don’t even do moderate level of exercise‚ do not avoid eating food‚ and keep piling fats in their body thus number of unhealthy people are rising every day. As these people tend to be disgusted by their bodies and distraught about their overeating. People with binge eating disorder are frequently
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This essay aims to demonstrate my understanding of two psychological theories and how these two theories relate to eating disorders. The psychodynamic theory would say that eating disorders are developed through childhood experiences and are used as a defence mechanism. The psychodynamic theory was developed in the 20th century by Sigmund Freud and he stated that the personality is made of 3 parts‚ the ID‚ which is responsible for instincts and pleasure seeking‚ the SUPEREGO which tries to obey
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Negative Body-Image and Eating Disorders According to many doctors‚ eating disorders and negative body-image is increasingly common due to media and the expanding world of fashion. Eating disorders are not just physical but mental‚ as well (Bowen-Woodward). Each person struggling with this type of disease developed a negative body image from somewhere. Family ‚ friends‚ and society contribute to creating a person’s body image‚ whether negative or positive. The effects of a negative body-image
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Running head: Binge Eating Disorder Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Binge Eating Disorder February 21‚ 2014 Abnormal Psychology Dr. Jean Nyland Spring‚ 2014 Abstract This paper is a review of the current literature in DSM-5 for how it relates to the diagnosis and treatment of “Binge Eating Disorder” (BED). In the United States BED affects approximately 3.5% of the female‚ and 2% of the male population. This equivocates to a substantial amount of children
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Erikson’s eight stages of psychosocial development behaviors that may be associated with healthy and unhealthy expressions of the self’s development and ego boundary growth during Erikson’s first five development and ego boundary growth during Erikson’s first five psychosocial stages. Infancy (1st year) Trust vs. Mistrust If needs are met‚ infant develops a sense of basic trust Outward signs of Healthy Growth I. Expressions of Trust 1. invests in relationships 2. open‚ non-suspicious attitudes
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would be treated‚ without regard to their race‚ creed‚ color‚ or national origin (Affirmative Action). It was done so by Executive Order. The timing of this creation of social policy was at the height of the civil rights movement. In the early 1960’s Martin Luther King Jr. was bringing attention to the plight of the African American people and the discrimination they have received since being brought to this country. President Kennedy would and could not ignore this social issue (Vox‚ 2012). The
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Not the Cause There are many different opinions regarding eating disorders‚ whether they are genetic‚ ethnic‚ cultural problems‚ or a culturally reactive problem. Stereotypes from the past believe that white middle class adolescents have the most related problems in eating disorders because of their anglo-saxon cultural backgrounds. Research has shown that imagery of the ideal Western body has had a chain reaction of body shape and eating habit conflicts between all ethnicities‚ cultures‚ body weight
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