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    English 111 In the essay‚ “The Globalization of Eating Disorders‚” Susan Bordo says images in magazines and other media influence young men and women. In order to be admired by their peers they would have to look like the fashion models in magazines and other media sources. I agree in today’s society these images do influence men and women because men and women are always in competition with one another to be respected‚ accepted‚ and admired by their peers. I know this

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    DATA: Nina (middle-late 20’s) woman who is single is a professional ballet dancer at a dance company that lives at home with her single mother. PP/CC: Nina is having major stress after being selected the lead role. She is having delusions and hallucinations on a regular basis. She has the mindset that she has to be perfect for the performance. SS: Nina is having persecutory delusions‚ visual/auditory hallucinations‚ self-harm‚ and impulsive behavior. She reports seeing things almost daily. Constantly

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    Eating Disorders: What Causes Eating Disorders? Eating disorders are defined as elaborate conditions that come from several causes that can stem from the victim’s childhood (What Causes Eating Disorders? 1). Eating disorders normally start with an obsession of ones food and weight. Almost all cases of eating disorders they have deeper reasons behind them then just the obsession of food and weight. Sometimes‚ an eating disorder starts as a way for someone to deal with emotions‚ but eventually an

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    The Skinny (and Fat) of Eating Disorders Eating disorders are common in many societies and have been prominent throughout our world’s history. According to professor Merry N. Miller‚ MD‚ the professor and interim chair of the department of psychiatry at the James H. Quillen College of medicine at East Tennessee State University‚ “The history of eating disorders can be traced back to the ancient Greeks and Egyptians” (Pumariega 96). People with eating disorders generally lead miserable‚ unhealthy

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    there is a tension that fills the air when one mentions the words eating disorder. The well known facts and horror stories are enough for one to shrink back into an uneasy state when the topic is brought up in conversation‚ and often the topic is quickly changed. Eating disorders are serious life threatening‚ and phycological disorders‚ but contrary to the minimal discussion of eating disorders‚ studies suggest that eating disorders amidst adolescents have steadily increased over the last 50 years

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    Cause/Effect Paper: Are Eating Disorders Assisted by Depression? · As a fragile young girl entered the hospital‚ several people stop to stare at her fragile body. As the physicians examine her‚ they begin to realize she hasn’t eaten in days. Several physicians begin to ask her questions concerning her eating behaviors. All she her behavior during the exam they noticed how depressed the girl seemed to be. When the exam was over the girl was immediately admitted to

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    Kristina was 10 years old when she was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa‚ and despite some mild childish resistance she had recovered and thought she would never go back to her eating disorder. Little did she know that her eating disorder was biding its time in the dark corners of her own mind. Before the end of middle school she had relapsed. During her freshman year in high school‚ she was hospitalized for 7 months. Over time she began insulating herself from her family and even her closest friends

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    In the USA alone‚ up to 30 million people suffer from an eating disorder. That’s probably around 70 million worldwide. Eating disorders are serious and often deadly illnesses that greatly affect a person’s eating behaviors. The most common eating disorders include anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia nervosa‚ and binge-eating disorder. Today I’m going to be talking about these disorders‚ more specifically‚ what they are‚ the symptoms‚ the causes‚ the effects they have on the mind and body‚ and the recovery

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    Eating Disorders in Adolescent Girls Eating disorders are a group of mental disorders that interfere with normal food consumption. They may lead to serious health problems and‚ in the case of both bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa‚ even death. The major recognized eating disorders are anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia‚ and binge eating disorder. An eating disorder is a serious psychological condition. The sufferer is obsessed with food‚ diet and often body image to the point where their quality of

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    With eating disorders on the rise today‚ the media plays an important role in affecting self-esteem‚ leading a large amount of young adults to develop eating disorders. Many adolescents see the overbearing thin celebrities and try to reach media’s level of thinness and ideal body weight. "Sixty-nine of the girls reported that magazine pictures influenced their idea of the perfect body shape" (Field). Not only is being thin associated with other positive characteristics such as‚ lovable‚ popular‚

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