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    My reaction to the various websites I found promoting anorexia and bulimia went from being disgusted to having a little sick interest. The human body‚ in all its forms‚ is compelling. In general‚ most of the sites I found had a few things in common with one site on pro anorexic and bulimic called "oOo…ana’s underground grotto…oOo" that has everything: pictures to help keep your goal in mind‚ a chat room to find others like you and friends to diet/fast with‚ rituals to follow and help you stick to

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    Anorexia Nervosa Abstract Anorexia nervosa‚ the starving disease‚ has gained national attention in the last ten years due to its increasing victims each year. Many people keep their disease to themselves until it’s too serious to treat which may lead to death. Lots of people suffer from eating disorders and of that‚ 90 percent are believed to be women. Recent researchers suggest that anorexia can be caused by a mix of biological‚ psychological and social behaviors such as metabolism and coping

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    them starting the anorexia nervosa. Anorexic women are very proud of the weight that they have lost and often say that they need to lose even more weight. Many anorexic women are physically restless and some even exercise to help aid in their weight loss. Women who suffer from Anorexia Nervosa are often obsessed with food and will make high calorie meals for their family and friends and then themselves won’t eat the food they have prepared. As women who suffer from anorexia nervosa‚ they will of

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    Mr. Kennedy Annotated Bibliography I have never experienced Anorexia Nervosa myself but I can say I have seen some of my very good friend suffer from this very dangerous disease that a lot of people in this world struggle with. “Nine out of 10 people with anorexia are and one in every 100 U.S women is anorexic” http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/eating-disorders/anorexia-nervosa/understanding-anorexia-basics Some wonder how people turn their minds into something so dangerous and

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    Anorexia “The disease does not arise in a vacuum but in a unique person who is growing and developing both physically and psychologically” (Oxford University Press 2004) Anorexia nervosa 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

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    Describe and Evaluate Psychological Explanations of Anorexia Nervosa (24) Behavioural explanations of anorexia nervosa (AN) suggest that slimming becomes a ‘habit’‚ through stimulus response mechanisms. For example‚ the person goes on a diet and receives praise either for their efforts or their new slimmer appearance. Operant conditioning then takes effect as the admiration from others further reinforces their dieting behaviour. Rewards may also come in the form of attention gained from parents

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    Sexual abuse in patients with Anorexia and Bulimia. An attempt to order from the Modular-transformational approach. The increasing incidence of anorexia / bulimia in the past thirty years and the difficulties for successful treatment are a challenge to the professional community dedicated to their attention. Both psychiatrists and psychoanalysts have redoubled efforts to understanding and intervention in order to give an appropriate response to what is considered an epidemic and a type of pathology

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    Long­Term Psychological and Physiological Effects of Anorexia Nervosa.   Emma Salisbury       Cedarville University                                                    1      Anorexia Nervosa‚ according to the Merriam­Webster dictionary‚ is “a serious eating  disorder primarily of young women in their teens and early twenties that is characterized especially  by a pathological fear of weight gain leading to faulty eating patterns‚ malnutrition‚ and usually 

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    to perform extreme measures on their body. Eating disorders are sometimes the unfortunate outcome. Although there are various eating disorders‚ Anorexia Nervosa is the most common among adolescent men and women. Anorexia Nervosa is commonly referred to as Anorexia‚ it is defined as a condition that goes beyond out-of-control dieting. A person with Anorexia begins dieting to lose weight‚ where it eventually becomes uncontrollable and the person begins to starve themselves. This

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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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