world today are eating disorders‚ but these can be helped by Christian counselors‚ who fix the problem by letting patients struggling with eating disorders know that they are important to God‚ God values their body‚ and that God cherishes when we recognize our weaknesses and give our burdens to him. I. Define social problem and establish that it exists somewhere in the world A. Eating Disorder i. Webster Dictionary 1. any of several psychological disorders characterized
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In the article “The Globalization of Eating Disorders” Susan Bordo argues that the introduction of western media in foreign countries causes reported cases of eating disorders to skyrocket. According to Bordo: In 1998‚ just three years after the [western television] station began broadcasting‚ 11 percent of girls [in Fiji] reported vomiting to control weight‚ and 62 percent of the girls surveyed reported dieting during the previous months. (19) I agree with Bordo’s argument. Western media that glorifies
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Body Fat and Eating Disorders Paper SCI/241 Marlys Eggum November 11‚ 2012 Body composition is made up of different types of tissue such as lean tissue‚ muscle‚ bone‚ and organs‚ which are metabolically active and fat tissue that is inactive. Wiley points out that‚ “Where you store your fat affects the health risks associated with having too much. Fat is located under the skin‚ called subcutaneous fat‚ carries
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childhood sexual abuse is associated with greater levels of eating disorders in adulthood. This has been exemplified in five empirical research articles. These articles have been examined in order to determine if there is support for whether childhood abuse has a correlation with eating disorders. The first of these studies was conducted by Wonderlich‚ et al (2001). This study examines the relationship between sexual trauma and eating disorder behavior. The effects of the developmental stage of the
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Body Fat and Eating Disorders With more than 60% of the U.S. adult population overweight and 25% of those considered obese‚ it is important to understand the obesity epidemic and the serious effects it has on health. To understand obesity‚ it is important to understand body composition. Body composition is the body’s relative amount of fat to fat-free mass. The body’s fat-free mass is compromised of all the body’s non-fat tissues; this includes bone‚ water‚ muscles
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Individual Body Fat and Eating Disorders Paper In this summary I will address body fat and eating disorders. First‚ I will start off by defining and describing body composition and the risks associated with excess body fat. Secondly‚ I will discuss the factors that have the obesity epidemic over time‚ and lastly I will discuss eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia nervosa‚ and binge-eating disorder as well the physical and psychological disorders that come along with each of them
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Are eating disorders just a fad? Certain individuals are “so thin” due to eating disorders‚ and eating disorders are not just fads because they are caused by genetic‚ psychological‚ and cultural reasons. While fads are short-termed‚ genetic‚ psychological‚ and cultural reasons prevent eating disorders from being short-lasting. “Eating disorders‚ including anorexia and bulimia‚ are complicated‚ serious and potentially devastating” (“Eating Disorders: Why do they happen?”). Even though eating disorders
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Exceptionalities- Attention Hyperactivity Deficit Disorder (ADHD) Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is defined by intense inattention‚ hyperactivity‚ and impulsiveness in a child. People with ADHD have many problems in academic settings. Some of these problems are similar to the problems of people with learning disabilities: slow and inefficient reading‚ frequent errors in math calculation and the mechanics of writing. There are other characteristic of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder they
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“The Globalization of Eating Disorders” by Susan Bordo Nowadays everyone seems to be infatuated not only with medicine and health but also with perfect body images. In this essay‚ Bordo provides several claims and evidence that give you an introspection of how eating and body disorders are becoming an epidemic in society for both woman and men today. She begins with an imaginary scenario of a young girl who is standing in front of the mirror; a young woman who’s been on the latest fad diet. She’s
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Laura Rivera ENG3U Mrs.Azzoparti 1 in 5 women suffer with an eating disorder‚ 90% of which are between the ages of 12-25. Eating disorders affect more than 14 million Americans and 70 million people worldwide. 4 out of ten people have either had an eating disorder‚ or know someone who has. Anorexia has the highest mortality rate of any other mental illness. Many people often blame the media for causing eating disorders; it is easy to make this accusation because the media has a way of convincing
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