Essays on Anorexia

1. Considering what is known about the teenage brain and sexual development, are messages of "just say no" likely to be effective when it comes to drug use and sex? Why or why not? Be sure to explain your answer. Please note your answer should make reference to both adolescent brain and sexual development. (3 points)
The adolescent brain is considered to be more similar to the brain of a child than an adult. Its development is a work in progress. Adolescents don’t perceive things in the way adults do. Their brain is filled with curiosity about the Continue reading...

Abstract

The thesis describes an eating disorder called Anorexia that is predominant in men and women of all age groups. Achievement of happiness by reducing weight than ideal weight becomes the focus off a person affected. The paper describes the symptoms and signs of the disorder. The anorexia preoccupies the person’s mindset and negligence towards life is predominant. Health professionals and doctors pursue various methods of medication and counseling which are briefly described in the paper. Recovery from the disorder strongly relies on the commitment of the patient towards treatment so that the risk of re-elapse of the disorder Continue reading...

What are the implications?

During adolescence it’s usual for young people to think a lot about how their bodies look. During the teen years their bodies and appearance go through lots of changes and youngsters often compare their bodies with others. Meanwhile a positive attitude to your body is an important part of a healthy self-esteem.
The standards of beauty are very wobble and change from decade to decade. If we look through the pages of history, we see that for insance in Western Europe in the Middle Ages the main attributes of beauty and femininity were considered to be small height, Continue reading...

A group of severe conditions known as eating disorders. An abnormal eating pattern is described as an "Eating Disorder”. Such pattern help in satisfying the psychological needs instead of physical requirements. The three most common eating disorders recorded are named as Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating. Another condition is a dangerous desire to look thin and high fear of weight-gain. This fear lead to limited food intake. In these conditions, patients are worried about food and weight that is checked by the patients on a frequent basis. Many young people use other compensatory techniques to lose weight Continue reading...

Crazy Like Us is a book written by Ethan Watters. Through this book, Ethan explores the spread of anorexia, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and schizophrenia. Through case studies, the author explains the causes, and symptoms of Anorexia in Hong Kong, depression in Japan, post-traumatic stress disorder in Sri Lanka, and how Schizophrenia came to Zanzibar. Moreover, he explains how these disorders are prevalent in the Eastern nations due to the American influence. In addition, Ethan Watters outlines the implications of the American influence, and the urgent need to treat these illnesses in a culturally suitable framework. Ethan states that, Continue reading...

Anorexia is defined as disorder that causes people to drop weight far quicker than and in such quantities than is considered optimal for persons as it pertains to their age and build. Those who suffer through this disorder often display a perverse fear that they will gain weight and be socially unacceptable or otherwise physically unappealing. Even if the individual it will not matter as they will continue to think that they are gaining too much weight, thereby necessitating the need to lose more and more. Common practices among those who are diagnosed with this disorder is the constant Continue reading...

Background Information

Eating disorders are psychological in nature and are characterized by abnormal eating habits (Wiseman, Harris & Halmi, 1998). In essence, the affected person eats too much or too little and this is accompanied by mental or physical side effects. In this paper, anorexia nervosa, eating too little will be examined. This disorder’s main characteristic is extreme food restriction and a sharp decline in weight. Eating disorders affect both males and females although with respect to anorexia nervosa, females are the major victims. In the wake of westernization, the quest for slim and sexy figures, anorexia nervosa is more dominant Continue reading...

Anorexia Nervosa is a psychological eating disorders characterized by emaciation or utter thinness and a relentless pursuit to become slim. People with anorexia have a distorted body image and have an intense fear of gaining weight or getting fat. They are unwilling to gain a normal weight and maintain a healthy body (NAANAD). They have a severe tendency to limit their food intake thinking that they will get fat when they eat. The idea of disgusts of the body looks results to a stressful eating habit. Most people who have this disorder deny that they have a problem. The Continue reading...

Abstract

The first part of the assignment will focus on the comparison of the theories of egocentric speech proposed by Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky. The latter will focus on the eating disorder, anorexia nervosa and how a French model was affected by it and eventuallly led to her death.
The disorder I have selected is Anorexia Nervosa. Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder in which people, especially girls, starve themselves due to the fear of gaining weight and becoming fat. Refusing to eat, denying hunger even though the person is starving, having difficulties in concentrating, obsessionof one’s own Continue reading...

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Abstract

Anorexia nervosa is a psychological disorder in which the patient has somatic delusions resulting in their perception of distorted body image and being overweight. They start reducing their weight through restricting their diet and vomiting of meals, which are known as restricting type and bingeing/purging type of anorexia, respectively. Anorexia nervosa is different from healthy dieting in that a person on healthy diet loses weight in a healthy way, but an anorexic person can do anything to lose weight without considering his or her health. Anorexia can result in lack of energy and can change brain chemistry. Several Continue reading...

Introduction

Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is a psychological disorder, wherein individuals deny eating food to maintain their body weight. They feel internally over-weight and hence, decide to stop eating the food. The average risk of AN in woman is found to be around 0.4% to 1%, as per one of the researches carried out in this direction. Anorexia nervosa involves neurobiological, psychological, and social components which all contribute to the complexity of the disorder. Although this condition mainly affects women, it sometimes also affects the males.
As per one of the statistical records obtained from one of the researches, it has Continue reading...

Abstract

Anorexia Nervosa is essentially a mental disorder, but its consequences are physical in nature . To be considered anorexic according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), a person must be fifteen percent lighter than the minimum body weight for his or her height . The disorder is characterized by three symptoms: 1) refusal to maintain a healthy body weight; 2) an intense fear of weight gain; and 3) distorted body image . The disorder is common in females but is increasingly seen in males too. The paper provides details about the symptoms and behavior associated with the disorder. Continue reading...

Exam V

Total Points: 100
Since it is a take home exam, you may use notes/references.
Section I – Metabolic & Neurological Disorders (32pts)
- In general, what are the medical nutrition therapy goals for metabolic disorders? (4pts)
Medical nutrition therapy goals entail controlling the body weight of the patient, encouraging physical exercises to increase cardiovascular endurance and strength, maintaining favorable of both low and high density lipoprotein cholesterol, watching and maintaining favorable blood pressure and glucose level.
- Which amino acid is a patient with the phenylketonuria (PKU) unable to synthesize since phenylalanine cannot be metabolize? What role does this amino acid Continue reading...

Abstract

The paper focuses on the growing concern of eating disorder in the United States. This is so because about 8 million in the United States experience the symptoms related to the eating disorders. The eating disorders have become a significant and persistent health concern in the United States. The paper employs sociological, psychological and economic approach to ascertain that eating disorders have powerful control over the individual in the society. Therefore, this social group will be powerful not only in terms of numbers, but based on special needs because social factors have a significant role in influencing eating habits Continue reading...

Question One

Based on the anthropometric indices provided, the weight status of the first client; Jacob would be considered normal weight. This can be determined through the calculation of the clients Body Mass Index. The calculation of Jacob’s Body Mass Index is shown below:

Weight: 140 pounds

Height: 5 Feet 3 Inches
The Body Mass Index is often calculated using the following formula:
Body Mass Index = Weight (in kilograms)/Height (in square metres)
Convert the anthropometric indices of the client to the required figures; weight to be in kilograms then height to be in metres.
1 pound is equal to 0.453592 kilograms
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Introduction

An eating disorder is a psychological problem that is reflected through an increased obsession to weight and food. The main categories of eating disorders are Bulimia nervosa, Anorexia nervosa, Binge eating and general eating disorders (these are generalised as that). These disorders have contributed to increased diseases and illness among populates the world over. As such, health ministries and also welfare organisations have come out to strongly condemn these behaviours while encouraging individuals to observe healthy living practices.

Body

One of the major eating disorders is referred to as Bulimia Nervosa. This has been shown to contribute negatively to the Continue reading...

Introduction

The term ‘anorexia nervosa’ is Greek for deficiency of appetite. Anorexia nervosa is a complex condition caused by social processes, low self esteem, cultural mind-sets and biological practices. It is an eating disorder that causes an individual to lose weight in a severe and life-threatening manner (Botha, 2010). This disorder makes people get obsessed with what they consume. These people maintain a weight that’s too low depending on their height and age. This is characterized by them starving and compulsively exercising (Botha, 2010). Anorexia does not only revolve around food but it’s a way to deal with Continue reading...

Introduction

Anorexia nervosa is an increasingly serious eating disorder characterized by a patient’s preoccupation with weight loss, which motivates them to engage in such actions as skipping meals, engaging in extreme physical activity to lose weight and using diet pills among others. It is a psychiatric disease which is increasingly common, partly due to the way the current society glamorizes thinness, leading many young women to get anxious at the thought of gaining weight. The health condition affects virtually people of all demographic segments, but young women are arguably the main culprits as research has shown (Ruth et al. Continue reading...

Introduction

Anorexia nervosa is psychological disorder in which a person has an abnormal eating behaviour, so that the person can lose weight. The word anorexia nervosa was first used in 1873, by one of Queen Victoria’s physician known as Sir William Gull. There are two types of anorexia which are the restricting type and binge-purge type. According to the medical term, this disorder is said to be lack of appetite (Kaye, 2009, p.450). The people who are suffering from it have fear of gaining weight. This prompts them to do whatever it takes to lose weight. Anorexia is mostly Continue reading...

- The introduction or thesis statement concerning anorexia .It can be briefly be defined as a condition where most young female teenagers experience which is caused by familial issues and social implications.
- Explanation of anorexia
- Definition of anorexia
- The physical problems with Anorexia
- Media influences on anorexia
- The negative media influence on teenagers
- The misuse of the internet promoting Anorexia
- Familial influences on anorexia
- Trying to be perfect child
- Familial stress triggering anorexia
- Social implications on anorexia
- Insecurity
- Trying to fit in
- Conclusion restate thesis

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Based on 2-20 year old male CDC growth chart, Jacob is considered obese. His height indicates he is at the 96th percentile and weight is at the 90th percentile. His BMI is at the 95th percentile (Kuczmarski et al, 2002).
Based on 2-20 year old female CDC growth chart, Mollie is considered to be of normal weight. Her height indicates that she is between the 60th percentile and weight is at the 45th percentile. Her BMI is at the 27th percentile (Kuczmarski et al, 2002).

The three common types of eating disorder includes Binge Eating disorder, Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia nervosa

Anorexia nervosa is one of the disorders of eating. It presents with considerable restriction Continue reading...

Psychology

Introduction
Since ancient times, the concepts of ideal female body were changing according to the requirements of the historical era. And what is now considered as a criteria of female beauty a few centuries ago would be unacceptable. A modern desire for leanness would not be understood in 18th century. Moreover, modern skinny woman would be considered rather ill than beautiful.
According to Abraham, for the most recorded history, a woman was perceived as attractive when her body was stout due to the deposition of fat on her hips, thighs, breasts and abdomen. It was fashionalble to be fat. Continue reading...

The article by Suna Senman the link of which I provided below discusses about a law passed in Israel in order to curb the rage of anorexia in women trying to enter glamor industry. The growing trend of abnormally self-starving among women has resulted in the untimely death of a number of fashion models with many still fighting the disease tooth and nail. The article highlights how the show business world projects anorexic models as an ideal image of a beautiful woman due to which many young girls start believing that one needs to be thin to look pretty. Continue reading...

Introduction

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder marked by abnormal eating habit developed due to irrational fear of gaining weight, self-inflicted notion of being fat and obsession with thinness. People suffering from anorexia try to reduce weight by excessive dieting or exercise, deliberately misusing laxatives, self-induced vomiting and enemas. This psychological eating disorder is found more in women than men; especially people involved in the profession where significant focus is laid on beauty, figure, and physique are more prone to develop this disturbing eating pattern. Plentiful celebrities are there suffering from anorexia or have died of anorexia. Heidi Guenther was Continue reading...

Introduction

An eating disorder is a condition that is characterized by problems in an individual’s eating behavior. An eating disorder could involve over eating, lack of eating or unhealthy feeding such as stuffing. Therefore, eating disorders can be referred to as serious conditions related to food and body weight. There are different types of eating disorders that affect human beings. They include bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa and binge eating disorder. Eating disorders have become a major problem in society today because the number of people affected has shot up since the turn of the century. Eating disorders are known Continue reading...

Anorexia nervosa

The term “Anorexia nervosa” is a combination of two words, the Greek Anorexia, which means lack of appetite and the Latin nervosa, which means originating from the nervous system. Since it is an eating disorder, it affects both the body and mind. People suffering from anorexia nervosa or simply anorexia become extremely concerned about the food they eat and their weight. In fact, they become so afraid of gaining more weight that they start limiting the amount of food they eat, almost starving themselves, and exercising excessively to keep losing weight or to prevent weight gain. People suffering from Continue reading...

Introduction

Anorexia and bulimia are two of the most common eating disorders that are plaguing the youths today. Because of incorrect notions about beauty and popularity, teens push themselves to gain acceptance into cliques that they think are the most popular, most beautiful, and most talented, among others. Thus, teens resort to all kinds of methods just to keep themselves "in" with the crowd, even if it means hurting themselves physically, emotionally, and psychologically.

Defining Anorexia and Bulimia

Anorexia is "characterized by self-starvation and excessive weight loss" ("Anorexia Nervosa", n.d.). Despite one being underweight, an individual has distorted images of oneself thinking that he Continue reading...

Introduction

Eating disorder is a condition that can be defined by unusual habits that are related to eating. This abnormal eating habit may be taking food in excess or taking food in very little proportions that can easily affect the health of an individual mentally or physically. The main gender affected by eating disorder is the female gender at about eighty five percent of the total population affected by this disorder. Westernization can be considered to be one of the key contributors towards the increasing disorder and in some cases, medical conditions and going by the trend of thinness in Continue reading...

Introduction

Food has always been associated with feelings of happiness and comfort such that people eat not only for sustenance, but also for occasions to celebrate. A birthday is a good reason for binging on food, much as reunions or casual meetings among friends. However, people also turn to food when they feel down and discouraged as well as when one has a low self-esteem. That is the reason why there is such a thing called "comfort food" – the one food that helps in raising and building one's confidence during moments of weaknesses. What happens then when food becomes the Continue reading...

The problem of eating disorders is becoming more and more urgent in today’s society. Generally they can be characterized as abnormal eating habits which may be manifested either in insufficient or excessive eating. The definition provided in the book by Tania Heller (2003) states that “Eating disorders are serious, potentially life-threatening illnesses that involve disturbances in eating habits and excessive concerns about body weight and shape”. (p. 7) What is most important about eating disorders is that they are caused by a set of different psychological, cultural and biological factors which makes the issue more complicated to solve Continue reading...

Abstract

Eating is considered by many to be a privilege as there are millions around the globe who still cannot get access to good or clean food. Others take eating for granted and eventually waste the food they eat. With the world now becoming conscious over health and the concept of beauty, females are now taking their dieting to the extreme. However, with these extreme dieting methods come with a great cost. Some of these females develop eating disorders that not only cause their bodies to weaken severely, but ultimately affect their lifestyles for the worst. Although there are others Continue reading...

What is the cause of Anorexia?

Anorexia is an eating disorder that exhibits characteristics of fears of becoming fat and low body weight. The disorder is connected to a condition that is physical in nature even though its causes are related to an individual’s emotions (Hall & Ostroff, 2010).
A personal feeling of being worthless commonly causes anorexia. An individual with low self-esteem always feels valueless. This occurs despite the accomplishments that the individual may have achieved in life. Such a person does not appreciate the way he looks. This feeling of being a failure makes the person feel rejected and feels that the society Continue reading...

Introduction

When eating disorders are mentioned, people tend to associate them with women and forget that men are equal consumers of food as women. Current research has revealed that anorexia is a problem to men as it is to women. Male anorexia has depicted characteristics such as preoccupation with weight and low self-esteem. Studies have revealed that the rate of male anorexia is increasing at an alarming rate with 5 –to-15 percent of the cases of anorexia being estimated to be males (Schoenstadt, 2012). As such, people tend to wonder what male anorexia is, how male anorexia occurs, or what Continue reading...

The term eating disorder refers to the health problems due to irregular or bad eating habits. Eating disorders have emerged as a serious health problem and have been escalating rapidly, especially among the adolescents. Eating disorders are curable health problems and can coexist simultaneously along with other illnesses like depression, anxiety and other psychological problems. The symptoms can be life threatening in case of no treatment. A study report suggests that those who are suffering with anorexia nervosa are 18 times vulnerable to early death in comparison to other people of similar circumstances. Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge Continue reading...

PubMedHealth.com refers to causes of anorexia nervosa, not motives. Causes include a desire to be perfect, extreme concern about weight and body shape, eating problems through infancy or childhood, social ideas regarding health and beauty, negative self-image, and having an anxiety disorder during childhood (“PubMedHealth,” 2012).

Other motivations for people with anorexia nervosa include a desire to have control over at least one area of their lives, especially if they feel as if they have no control over other areas of their lives. For example, if a young person’s parents are divorcing, this could be a motivator. Other Continue reading...

Article Review-Anorexia nervosa: Patient and Family-Centered Care

Summary
The article by Ahmann, (2011), reviews the provision of a family-centered approach to nursing care of anorexic patients. Anorexia nervosa is a serious eating disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight (Medline, 2012). Ahmann, (2011), emphasizes that anorexia is responsible for the death of at least 10% of its patients. The same author clarifies that anorexia is not a choice made by the patient, but is actually a mental condition. Anorexia is typically a disease which is highly prevalent among adolescent females although males may also be affected (Stoppler, 2011). The patient uses weight loss as Continue reading...

Two severe eating disorders are frequent-occurring, particularly among females which makes them cautious towards their physical appearance. These two conditions are Anorexia nervosa and Bulimia nervosa. Anorexia refers to the state of self-imposed malnourishment, characterized by severe weight loss. Another condition, Bulimia nervosa refers to the customary eating of huge amount of foods, also known as bingeing which is followed by vomiting or purging. Both of these conditions involve same obsession related to weight and shape of their body, arising from the desire to appear thin. The intention; behind such extreme actions which results in these two diseases are Continue reading...

We live in a shallow world where physical appearances are used to measure each and every one of us. In such a world, media and society both have a huge influence on the need for thinness. Some people are able to cope with such pressure, and this leads them to push their bodies to transform. Unfortunately, these individuals are constantly searching for acceptance from society, and this can cause them to develop serious eating disorders. Anorexia and bulimia are the two most common eating disorders. They have both differences and similarities, yet we Continue reading...

Introduction

Nurses are responsible for delivering quality health care services that are acceptable to the patients. Since patient expectations and standards change frequently, quality improvement is an important part of nursing practice. The aim of quality improvement (QI) is to improve service level and promote patient outcomes. This paper is a quality improvement project that focuses on preventing falls in the mental health unit. Falls are an inherent risk for psychiatric patients such especially those with eating disorders. The objective of this paper is to improve quality of health care services by reducing falls in the mental health unit among Continue reading...

Introduction

Eating disorders are largely encountered during teenage and young adulthood even though they sometimes appear in childhood or later in adult life. The diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders is a challenge aggravated by the affected individuals aversive tendency to seek treatment. (Becker et al., 1999) (Steiner & Lock, 1998). Eating disorders are veritable medical illnesses and tend to be frequently overlooked in the face of other coexisting diseases like Anxiety, Depression and substance abuse syndrome. The revisions incorporated in the fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) envisage better classification and characterization of this Continue reading...