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    is an eating disorder that involves limiting the amount of food a person eats. It results in starvation and an inability to stay at the minimum body weight considered healthy for the person’s age and height * Etiology-(Cause) * The exact causes of anorexia nervosa are unknown. Many factors probably are involved. Genetics and social attitudes toward body appearance may play a role. Some experts have suggested that conflicts within a family may contribute to this eating disorder. (http://www

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    this deadly disorder but many are still uneducated. This relates to me in a personal matter as well because I have expierenced this myself‚ first hand. This deadly mental disorder is called an eating disorder. An eating disorder causes drastic emotions‚ attitude‚ behaviors that revolve around weight and food issues. There are three main eating disorders‚ anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia nervosa‚ and binge eating disorder. Gentic cause or by physcological issues can be the cause to this disorder. It is also

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    Anorexia and Bulimia AlanaBelle Cochran-Howard Psychology 2301 Anorexia and Bulimia are eating disorders which can cause serious health issues such as "The physical stress of vomiting can cause tears in the lining of the esophagus. These tears may bleed massively or cause the esophagus to rupture" (Life Changes). Anorexia and Bulimia are more common in girls because we want to be perfect‚ we want to fit into society and be looked at as the "hot" skinny girl. If your anorexic then you ’re

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    always being full of joy to being close to death. Some people may think that eating disorders are only for women and are easily fixable. As we look deeper into the story of how my cousin came to have anorexia‚ was diagnosed‚ and then the road to recovery‚ we will be able to grasp the severity of this of this disease in men‚ which many people don’t fully understand. Anorexia Nervosa is defined as a type of eating disorder in which people can literally starve themselves to death. People with anorexia

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    November 12‚ 2012 Counseling Women Diagnosed With Bulimia Nervosa Katie Andrews Abstract This literature review will introduce bulimia nervosa and discuss research that pertains to counseling women who seek treatment for this particular eating disorder. The information included will be helpful for counselors and those seeking help for bulimia or for a loved one. This paper addresses matters that cause and compound bulimic pathology‚ such as exposure to western culture and deficient emotional

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    of parents‚ friends‚ doctors and dance teaches as the prevalence rate of eating disorders skyrockets within the ballet community. When one thinks of the perfect ballerina they probably envision a white‚ female dancer who is slim‚ with a long neck‚ medium length torsos‚ long legs accompanied by long arms‚ a high instep and an average height of 167cm (Nolan). This perfect

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    serious and dangerous eating disorder. The disorder can be describe as bingeing and then followed by purging or a person who eats a large amount of food in short periods of time and then vomits after eating to prevent on gaining the weight cause by the food. There is different ways of going about ways to prevent the weight gain‚ making oneself throw up‚ taking pills‚ or laxatives which will increase how fast the food will move through your body‚ exercising excessively‚ eating a little amount or not

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    P3 Explain specific health psychology issues Eating disorders are characterised by an abnormal attitude towards food that causes an individual to change their eating habits and their behaviour. There are several types of eating disorders that can effect an individual physically‚ psychologically and socially. The two eating disorders which I will be discussing is anorexia and bulimia. Anorexia is an eating disorder and a mental health condition which can be life-threatening. Anorexia is an irrational

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    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 et al.‚ 2008;

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    consequences of their low weight. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by immoderate food restriction and irrational fear of gaining weight‚ as well as a distorted body self-perception. Anorexia nervosa typically involves excessive weight loss and is usually found more in females than in males. Anorexia nervosa usually develops during adolescence and early adulthood. Due to the fear of gaining weight‚ people with this disorder restrict the amount of food they consume. This restriction

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