There has been an alarming rise in eating disorders among teenagers. Our culture and its idealization of a slender figure is a leading cause. Many turn to the media for trends and to find out what’s “in”. Through advertising‚ television‚ films‚ and the fashion industry the message relentlessly being shown is that thin is in. The desire to be skinny and pretty has driven teenagers to anorexia or bulimia as the solution to getting the “perfect body”. However‚ it can lead to numerous problems. Extensive
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Eating Disorder In Young Women Introduction http://www.eatingdisorderfoundation.org/EatingDisorders.htm Eating Disorders are serious and complex emotional and physical addictions. Without treatment eating disorders lead to mood swings‚ physical problems‚ and potential death. Eating Disorders include a range of conditions that involve an obsession with food‚ weight and appearance to the degree that a person’s heath‚ relationships and daily activities are adversely
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Psychology 2 10 May 2014 Eating Disorders Many men and women suffer from eating disorders. Anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia nervosa‚ and binge eating disorder are three common types of eating disorders. Anorexia nervosa is when a person has a compulsion to lose weight even though they are severely underweight. A person that is bulimic has a compulsion to eat a great amount of food‚ then vomit or take laxatives to get rid of the food. Binge-eating disorder is when a person has a compulsion to binge‚
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Eating disorders have plagued society for many centuries. This is a serious medical problem. People who are suffering from eating disorder have use food to feel control over feelings that seem overwhelming. These people may also have obsessions about their appearances. The majority of people with an eating disorder are women. There are three types of eating disorders which are anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia nervosa‚ and binge-eating disorder. Treatment for eating disorders uses a combination of options
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Bite On This Attention Getter: February 4‚ 1983 was the day that opened the eyes of America to the view of the damaging effects of eating disorders. This day marks the death of the very famous singer of the time‚ Karen Carpenter. Looking glamorous and confident on the outside‚ most did not know she was suffering from Anorexia Nervosa (B5). Throughout her teenage years‚ she was overweight. In 1967‚ weighing 140 pounds‚ Karen was put on a water diet by her doctor. This brought her down to 120 pounds
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DEFINITION Eating disorders‚ also called body dysmorphic disorders‚ means a group of conditions defined as abnormal eating habits that may include either insufficient or excessive food intake which leads to detriment of an individual’s physical and mental health. The most common forms of eating disorders are bulimia nervosa‚ anorexia nervosa‚ and binge eating disorder. This disorder affects both males and females. It is usually found in adolescents and young adults who follow unhealthy diet
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society‚ eating disorders are most commonly associated with heterosexual‚ young‚ white teenage girls. In reality‚ eating disorders are found in people of every gender‚ race‚ age‚ and sexual orientation. Many people forget that men suffer from eating disorders as well. Of the male population‚ those a part of the LGBT community tend to have more predispositions to developing an eating disorder. Studies have found that gay and bisexual men‚ especially‚ had more behavioral symptoms of eating disorders than
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Not the Cause There are many different opinions regarding eating disorders‚ whether they are genetic‚ ethnic‚ cultural problems‚ or a culturally reactive problem. Stereotypes from the past believe that white middle class adolescents have the most related problems in eating disorders because of their anglo-saxon cultural backgrounds. Research has shown that imagery of the ideal Western body has had a chain reaction of body shape and eating habit conflicts between all ethnicities‚ cultures‚ body weight
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In the hip hop video ‘Wet’ by Snoop Dogg‚ women are shown dancing together wearing little more than a bikini. The woman are usually shown either dancing sexually together or grinding against something‚ trying their best to either get the males attention or to please them. The video shows that women are not being valued for anything other than their appearance/actions. They get judged on what they’re doing rather than what their personality is. Woman in hip hop videos are portrayed as sex objects
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Youth violence is an increasing concern in our society. Violence‚ as defined in Webster’s online dictionary‚ is an "intense‚ turbulent or furious and often destructive action or exertion of (physical) force so as to injure or abuse." There is a growing perception that there is a steady rise in violence amongst today’s youth‚ and with this increased attention‚ comes many sources of blame for their actions‚ however‚ all but one are simply excuses. There is a lack of hard evidence to support the
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