Anorexia and Bulimia In the United States over thirty million people suffer from eating disorders. Many people think that anorexia and bulimia are the same thing‚ but‚ although the two are similar‚ they are also very different. Anorexia Nervosa is categorized by severely low body weight and extreme fear of gaining weight‚ as opposed to Bulimia Nervosa which is categorized by binge eating and then offsetting the extra calories in an unhealthy way. Signs‚ symptoms‚ causes‚ and treatments often overlap
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starving disease‚ has gained national attention in the last ten years due to its increasing victims each year. Many people keep their disease to themselves until it’s too serious to treat which may lead to death. Lots of people suffer from eating disorders and of that‚ 90 percent are believed to be women. Recent researchers suggest that anorexia can be caused by a mix of biological‚ psychological and social behaviors such as metabolism and coping skills. However‚ several envious teens become
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Nathanson‚ "the media plays an important part in the predisposition‚ precipitation and perpetuation of eating disorders." (Net Doctor) Having an eating disorder can be a devastating and crippling disease. Many females‚ especially those between the ages of ten to thirty years old‚ are unaware that the media is a powerful factor in the development of an eating disorder. The national eating disorder association states‚ "media images that help to create cultural definitions of beauty
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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 Nervosa on Adolescents By Danielle Mooney Kaplan University Effects of Anorexia Nervosa on Adolescents I. Introduction * What is Anorexia Nervosa * Different types of Anorexia Nervosa * Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder that causes serious‚ if not life threatening psychological and physical damage. II. Psychological effects of Anorexia * What are the psychological issues * What are the psychological effects * Body image III. Physical effects
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This case study pertains to a female named Andrea Simpson of undisclosed age and undisclosed race who appears to be suffering with a binge eating disorder. What is known about Andrea is that she is a divorced woman past her mid-20’s who has since childhood struggled on and off with habits of excessive eating that have directly affected her weight. During a ten-month period‚ for example‚ Andrea gained 90 pounds; this happened about two years before coming for therapy this time around. Over the years
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write on Bulimia Nervosa which is the act of binge eating then proceeding to vomit it all out. Bulimia nervosa affects 1-2% of adolescent and young adult women. There were several factors that contributed to the choice. I am interested in learning more about it and why many young people‚ majority of young ladies‚ fall into this category and have this disorder. Unfortunately‚ I feel that this disorder can be a trend at times. I chose this disorder because I went through a troubling stage in my life
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There is other documentation that affirms the history of this disorder‚ as well. According to author Emily Deans M.D.‚ she states that‚ “There are several other clinical descriptions of the "wasting disease" in the 17th-19th century and in the early 20th century anorexia was considered an endocrine disorder and treated with pituitary hormones.” (Deans‚ 2011). Through more thorough testing‚ studies‚ science and technological advances
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A Critique on the Thesis: Shirley‚ C.C.S. (2004) The Relationship among Eating Attitudes‚ Slimming Behaviors and Perfectionism in a Non-Clinical Population‚ Hong Kong University e-theses data base This paper is to critique a thesis titled The Relationship among Eating Attitudes‚ Slimming Behaviors and Perfectionism in a Non-Clinical Population by Shirley‚ C.C.S. (2004).This thesis can be found on the database of Hong Kong University. This report mentions the slimming pheromone in Hong Kong‚ and
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(National Eating Disorder Collaboration‚ 2011) Anorexia Nervosa is a disease that is categorized in the DSM 5 under the Feeding and Eating disorders section. (APA‚ 2013) There have been some changes in the updated version of the DSM when it comes to anorexia and other eating disorders. The changes for Feeding and eating Disorders in the 5th edition of the DSM include several changes to better represent the symptoms and behaviors of patients dealing with the conditions of the eating disorder across
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