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    ENGLISH FINAL PROJECT TITLE: Can the beauty magazine be held responsible for anorexia? NAME: KATIA TAKKOY Can the beauty magazine industry be held responsible for anorexia? “Security”‚ “mental strength”‚ “self confidence”‚ “identity”‚ “care”‚ all these words having a common source‚ starvation. (Ogden‚ 2010‚ p.220). And although it may make no sense to most of us it surely holds a lot of meaning to an anorexic patient. But who is responsible for the link between starvation and all those

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    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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    Bulimia Nervosa Comparison Between Males and Females Melissa Eblen‚ Mary Gillison‚ Anna Hardy‚ Crystal Kistler‚ and Jennifer Moreno PSY/315 November 24‚ 2012 Doctor Williams Bulimia Nervosa Comparison Between Males and Females Conclusion: This hypothesis research was conducted to determine if females exhibit a higher percentage of eating disorders than males because our society encourages females to adhere to a higher standard than men when it comes to their outward appearance. For

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    psychological explanations of any one eating disorder (24) Anorexia has been found in all countries but the frequency of the disorder increases with the levels of Western influence in society. Hoek et al found that white Caribbean’s had higher rates of anorexia than black Caribbean’s‚ presumably because the white population aspired to a more Western lifestyle than the black population. It can be concluded that socio-cultural factors can help explain anorexia. Social learning theory helps to explain how the

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    The impact of psychological interventions on psychosocial risk factors for stroke and their relationship with the immune system The impact of psychological interventions on psychosocial risk factors for stroke and their relationship with the immune system Introduction More than 2‚400 years ago the father of medicine‚ Hippocrates‚ recognized and described stroke as apoplexy‚ which means “struck down by violence”. Stroke is a condition with high mortality rate (Townsend et al.‚ 2012) and leading

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    disorders: Anorexia Nervosa‚ Bulimia Nervosa and ED-NOS (“Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified”) (Jacobs‚ C). I will be discussing all three types of eating disorders‚ what they are‚ health complications and how they can be treated. History of Eating Disorders I want to give you a brief history of eating disorders‚ before I start talking about them. In ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and Persian manuscripts‚ there are descriptions of eating disorder very common to what we call anorexia nervosa

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    audit risk model‚ which is used to determine the nature‚ timing‚ and extent of audit procedures. Describe the components of the model and discuss how changes in each component affect the auditor’s need for evidence. The audit risk model is used to determine the nature‚ timing‚ and extent of substantive audit procedures. The components of audit risk model usually stated as follows: DR = AR/(IR x CR) Where: DR = detection risk; AR = audit risk; IR = inherent risk; CR = control risk Detection Risk: auditors’

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    Brief Evolution of Pro-Anorexia The time period of 1970 to 2000 shows a growing acknowledgement in a multitude of various ranges of study of the intricate issues associated with eating disorders (Casilli‚ Tubaro‚ & Araya‚ 2012). Although‚ consultation between fields of specialization is minimal and scarce (Casilli‚ Tubaro‚ & Araya‚ 2012). While inclusive studies narrating many factors such as environmental‚ biological‚ and behaviour are absent (Casilli‚ Tubaro‚ & Araya‚ 2012). The field of studies

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    Bulimia Nervosa Alicia Lang-Goseland February 12‚ 2012 Abstract Little do bulimics know that what they are doing really is a big deal and is affecting them not just socially‚ but they are damaging their bodies physically and emotionally in ways they could not even imagine. For whatever reason they have decided to lean towards bulimia‚ they don’t understand that it is an unrealistic and very damaging habit to form. Vomiting their food up doesn’t mean they will lose weight‚ but they will definitely

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    Bulimia Nervosa in Adolescence/Young Adulthood Description: Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder in which an individual follows a binge-and-purge eating pattern. Some individuals binge-and-purge occasionally‚ others more consistently. A bulimic person will “binge” by excessive eating and then will either self-induce vomit or use laxatives to prevent the body from absorbing the calories‚ hence “purge.” According to the Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt‚ someone is diagnosed with bulimia

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