Ellen (Eli)‚ suffers from Anorexia Nervosa‚ which is the “restriction of energy intake relative to requirements‚ leading to a significant low body weight” (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2013). During the film‚ she would perform certain tasks that would help her lose more weight because of the fear of gaining weight. For example‚ Ellen would go on a hike with her sister to burn calories‚ flushed down her antidepressants because she was afraid that they would make her gain weight‚ and did a lot
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FICUS - Risk Factors and Assessment When assessing family members for likelihood of developing FICUS in the LTACH‚ risk factors are noted to be characteristic of the family member themselves‚ or acquired as a result of the stressors of having an ill family member. Although not much research exists in the development of FICUS in the LTACH‚ many of the risk factors that lead to FICUS in the ICU can be extrapolated to the LTACH environment. Demographic risk factors include female gender‚ patient age
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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 is an eating disorder described as loss of appetite (Schwartz‚ 2012). Many individuals or patients refuse to eat‚ view themselves as overweight and obsess about losing weight when in fact; they are already underweight and unhealthy. Their biggest fear is gaining weight and ultimately losing control. Anorexics are extremely strong willed and often times focus only on losing weight. Unfortunately‚ they are unable to view themselves accurately and see themselves as unattractive and
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between the ages of twelve and eighteen who are diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa (AN). It will address the nature and extent of the issue of AN in the target population‚ weigh the positive and negative aspects of different types of therapies on the target population and show the potential limitations of the use of DBT versus other forms of therapies. Proposal for Evidence Based Practice Paper This paper will discuss Anorexia Nervosa as an eating disorder that predominantly affects girls and
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KEY RISK FACTORS Real estate sector growth would be driven due to a large unmet demand for housing and commercial spaces in the country. Demand side factors are unlikely to act as a key risk to real estate growth‚ unless serious economic downturn occurs. The factors that may hinder the pace of development would most likely be supply side related. Rising construction costs‚ skilled labor‚ shortages‚ project delays and excessive speculation resulting in demand destruction may result in revaluating
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Risk Factors Risk factors are variables that increase the likelihood of juveniles becoming involved in gangs. Some of the major risk factors of juvenile gang involvement include: “negative influences in the child’s life‚ child maltreatment‚ poor parental supervision/involvement‚ substance use‚ such as alcohol and drugs‚ poor educational or employment potential‚ and community disorganization” (Hawkins and Pollard‚ 1999). According to a Seattle study‚ children and youth are two to four times more
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Davies (2011) defines risk factors as influences from within the environment that increase the possibility of negative future outcomes for children. It was explained that there are three types of risk factors. The first one is the child being exposed to vulnerabilities such as mental disabilities or chronic illness. The second one is impaired parenting and the third one was socioeconomic and institutional status. From the film‚ Walter has had to experience all three risk factors. The first being born
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Cardiovascular risk factors There are many risk factors associated with coronary heart disease and stroke. Some risk factors such as family history‚ ethnicity and age‚ cannot be changed. Other risk factors that can be treated or changed include tobacco exposure‚ high blood pressure (hypertension)‚ high cholesterol‚ obesity‚ physical inactivity‚ diabetes‚ unhealthy diets‚ and harmful use of alcohol. Of particular significance in developing countries is the fact that while they are grappling with
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* What are some risk factors that may be controlled to prevent serious illness? Do any of these controllable risk factors apply to you? What can you do to eliminate these risk factors in your life? We can prevent serious diseases if we have strong immune systems‚ so we have to strengthen them‚ we can take vitamin c daily. We can ingest fruits every day‚ citrus fruits are more important‚ they are rich in vitamin c. and we could take supplemental vitamins to help our body become stronger to prevent
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