NHS states that the average GP will have one to two anorexic patients in their practice. However‚ this is probably more‚ as eating disorders are such a secret‚ and many people do not come forth to be treated. Anorexia is a mental eating disorder‚ characterised by; refusal to maintain normal weight for ones age and height‚ (more than 15 percent below predicted weight.) intense fear of becoming obese‚ which doesn’t diminish even with weight loss‚ body image distortion and absence of at least three
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To what extent does the media trigger eating disorders? Project Word count: 2‚750
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problems about weight and eating‚ but they are opposite eating problems. Anorexia is an eating disorder where people starve themselves in order to be thin. On the other hand obesity is an eating problem where people eat too much and are overweight. Both anorexia and obesity hurt you psychologically and physically. Anorexia and obesity are dangerous diseases to live with‚ but if people had the choice in their opinion they would chose to be obese. Anorexia is an eating disorder that makes people lose
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Psychological explanations of one eating disorder. (8+16) Psychological explanations of obesity include the psychodynamic and the behaviourist approach. Behaviourism suggests three means by which obesity may occur; classical conditioning‚ operant conditioning and social learning theory. There is a great deal of evidence for the behavioural explanation. Classical conditioning is where eating becomes associated with other behaviours that are often routine‚ leading to eating when not hungry for example
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being fat‚ of being considered ugly. Why do you think ten year olds would ever care about how they look? It’s because of the media implying that being slim is beauty. Due to the media’s brainwashing‚ poor self-image is one of the main causes of eating disorders in adolescent girls. The media sells products‚ not opinions nor facts. They will sell you anything‚ telling you that it will make you slimmer and that being skinny is the way to go. When we see models and celebrities on commercials and in movies
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In society today‚ we have been led to develop false ideas of what is true beauty. Television‚ magazines‚ books and songs have a great influence our minds especially the minds of younger women and men alike. The problem with girls‚ however‚ is greater because what has become the image of perfection is nearly unattainable. Girls everyday are exposed to these false portrayals of beauty in the media. They see this and they want to fit in with what they feel is the way to be. So they turn to drastic
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Body Fat and Eating Disorders When people have weight loss and eating disorders‚ there have been psychologist that try to help people understand the damage that this can cause. There are many disease that will become a part of this problem such as bulimia and anorexia‚ these diseases often lead to the loss of body weight and anorexia also can have detrimental effects of dimorphic disorders. People tend to get tied up with how their body looks which can become an obsession which triggers
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f SPEECH PLAN FOR INFORMATIVE SPEECH Title: “What lifestyle do you want to live? Understanding Your Credit” Topic: Credit Reports and Credit Scoring Specific Purpose: I want my audience to understand the factors that make up their credit scores. Thesis Statement: The factors that make up the credit scores are: payment history‚ debt‚ length of credit history‚ new credit‚ and type of credit used. (www.myfico.com) Organizational Pattern: Categorical Forms of Support: Explanation‚ graphs
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Eating Disorders a Global Health Issue Denise Gilbert Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College Abstract There is a global health crisis affecting many people around the world. Eating Disorders is a mental health condition often misunderstood by people that do not have the condition. It can trigger vomiting‚ bingeing‚ depression‚ and health issues. Eating disorders are illnesses that cause serious disturbances to the everyday diet. They can affect men‚ women and children of all ages
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Essay is “What is the Extent of the Media’s Influence Regarding Eating Disorders?” To further investigate this question‚ I researched what the media is and what it does‚ how people are affected by the media and many different studies and experiments. Through the use of several sources‚ mostly online and experiments‚ I was able to learn exactly what the media does to possibly be considered an influence on the development of eating disorders. I was able to find a multitude of experiments and studies deciding
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