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    Methodist University ANOREXIA NERVOSA TREATMENT OPTIONS 2 Anorexia Nervosa is “an eating disorder characterized by extreme weight loss‚ amenorrhea‚ fear of weight gain and distorted body image” (Stewart‚ Schiavo‚ Herzog & Franco‚ 2008‚ p. 311). The National Eating Disorder Association reported that anorexia nervosa affects “1-2% of the population” (Elliot‚ 2010‚ p.37). The rate is highest during college years and mostly affects

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    have color blindness? The effect color blindness has on you is inability to distinguish colors. Most people who have this disorder are partially colorblind; being fully colorblind is very rare and does not happen a lot. Some of the major causes for color blindness is aging‚ eye problems‚ injury to the eye‚ and side effects to certain medicine. Some symptoms of the disorder are difficulty distinguishing colors‚ inability to see shades or tones of the same color‚ and rapid eye movement in rare cases

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    years the number of teens with an eating disorder has increased to 1.2 million. Eating food is a necessity in our everyday lives so we can strive to succeed and provide energy for our bodies. Learning how to have a healthy relationship with food isn’t always a given and for many teens in the United States they have an unhealthy relationship with food which results an eating disorder. Throughout the years researchers have proven how beneficial education on eating disorders actually is and how schools should

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    Eating‚ Substance Abuse‚ and Personality Disorders PSY 410 December 18‚ 2011 Eric Niler‚ Ph.D. Eating‚ Substance Abuse‚ and Personality Disorders Eating‚ substance abuse‚ and personality disorders have one thing in common. They are all impairments to an individual who prevents him or her from functioning normally within society. An individual who is suffering from either condition has biological‚ environmental‚ or early childhood as the contributor to his or her illness

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    Outline 28 September 2010 Eating Disorders Topic: Eating Disorders General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the three main types of eating disorders. Central Idea: To inform my audience about anorexia‚ bulimia‚ and binge eating. Introduction: Two years ago‚ I was hit with the news that my mentor was leaving to go to Remuda Ranch‚ which I learned was a rehabilitation center for women struggling with eating or anxiety disorders. This was extremely hard for

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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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    Eating Disorders: Obesity‚ Anorexia‚ and Bulimia Obesity in America has become rather traditional for our nation with over 60 percent of adult Americans are overweight and 30 percent actually being considered obese. Obesity is a condition in which an individual weighs 20 percent or more above the desirable weight for his or her height. People try to get rid of excess weight by starving or sweating it off‚ which can lead eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia. Studies have shown that children

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    the subject of eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia; unfortunately it is because these disorders seem to be becoming more and more common. The question that remains is whether eating disorders such as these are simply personal problems of the individuals‚ or if they have become a social problem that needs to be addressed more aggressively. Having grown up in this society‚ I see this issue as a definite social problem. To say that these increasingly common eating disorders are personal problems

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    Body Fat and Eating Disorders Paper School: University of Phoenix Class: SCI/241 Nutrition Instructor: Lindsay Eisenhut By Ronald Berry Introduction Obese people have an overall morality rate almost twice that of non - obese people. They

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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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