Essays on Bulimia

Introduction

Eating is still considered as a responsibility of every individual, especially for the younger ones. Living in the healthiest way possible is a one great achievement that every young adult must obtain and maintain. This is the best way to prepare for the future, the time when the body is more vulnerable to diseases and complications. Prevent eating disorders, as these will lead to conditions, particularly in the weakening of the overall physical condition of an individual. However, in the recent study, it is determined that the adolescence years are the time when eating disorders trigger most of the ...

Research article summary

Literature review summary Summarizing the relevant research related to the interconnection between eating disorders and parenting styles, the authors point to the general scientific interest for connections between types of parent-child bonds and overall psychological and mental implications for the child. The authors state that the existing research on long-term psychological implications of parental bonding style is predominantly retrospective, while the body of research shows the connection between overprotective parenting (especially from mothers) with eating disorders and particularly anorexia, bulimia and drive for thinness (Lobera et al., 2011, p. 729). At the same time, the reviewed research shows a ...

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Abnormal Psychology Media Promotions Affecting Anorexia Nervosa and Obesity Parenting Magazine Article Lay Audience Media Promotions Affecting Anorexia Nervosa and Obesity Eating habits are greatly influenced by what people see online or on TV. Media covers a variety of things, from products helpful in losing weight to junk food and enticing eatables. Therefore, it is necessary to explore the effect of media on people in terms of their dietary habits. This paper addresses the cause-effect relationship between media and weight-related issues. Eating disorders and obesity are the most discussed topics nowadays, especially among children and adolescents. Our society has ...

Introduction

In order for the psychiatrists to be able to treat a condition effectively, the specific cause of the condition must be identified in order to come up with the best form of treatment. For example, in order to effectively treat a biological condition, the practitioners must have in place biological forms of treatment in order to treat the cause (King, 2012). With this is clear that the etiologies play a major role in order to come up with the best form of therapy for the patient. This essay will address the various forms of disorders and further stipulate the ...

Introduction

Adolescent females are at higher risk of developing eating disorders than boys due to various factors such as pressure to look beautiful and psychological problems. Data shows that 90% of those suffering from eating disorders are women, with 2-3% of teenage females developing bulimia and 1% developing anorexia. The most common eating disorders among adolescent girls include anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, subthreshold BED, and subthreshold AN. About 40% to 60% of girls between the ages of 6-12 years in the elementary school are concerned about becoming overweight (healthyteenproject, 2015), while 36% of adolescent girls believe are ...

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Males may suffer from eating disorders and body image issues. Estimates show that more than 20% of patients with anorexia nervosa – a psychological disorder in which a patient thinks that he or she is too fat despite being emaciated – and bulimia nervosa – a disorder in which a person has alternative feelings of strong craving for food and aversion to food – are men. In men, patients with bulimia nervosa are more than the patients with anorexia nervosa. However, males have less inclination to bulimic compensatory behaviors such as laxative abuse or vomiting as compared to females, and ...

Mental disorders take a toll on a person’s life, affecting not only their emotional and psychological health but also by imposing negative effects on their physical health and well-being. This is the reason why it is very important to treat mental disorders very keenly and to take extra care in the kind of treatment which is being given to people with mental illnesses. Doctors and specialists compose a very balanced proportion of medication for the patients so they can heal properly and their drugs can have positive, curative effects on their mental health. Along with medication and various ...

Overeating is often defined as a disorder characterized by food addiction and using food in order to cope with stress and reach comfortable state. "Thirty-three percent of adults who report overeating or eating unhealthy foods because of stress say they do so because it helps distract them from stress" (APA). After eating too much food these people often feel guilty and confused that can lead to more serious consequences. For example, to get rid of these feelings overeaters may turn to drugs which make them eat too much again. Overeating affects a huge number of people, according to the ...

The article “Self Making as Public Spectacle: Bodies, Bodily Training and Reality TV” is written by Bree Hadley, from Queensland University of Technology, Australia. It is published in “Scope: An Online Journal of Film and Media Studies” in Issue 24, October 2012. The article starts with the commentary on how reality TV shows has penetrated the media and its definitions of what real people are like has taken the society by a storm. Reality TV has recently exploded into the mainstream media and has taken over our televisions. It has already been written about extensively how these reality TVs ...

There is a growing awareness among clinicians and researchers alike (despite a paucity of solid, supporting epidemiological data) that the eating disorders, anorexia nervosa and bulimia, are appearing in certain segments of the population at an increasingly alarming rate Lucas, Beard, Kranz, & Kuriand, 1983). These are eating disorders that can have quite similar manifestations and different origins (sometimes they are endocrinological, while sometimes they can be therapeutic or even psychological-psychiatric). However, the main cause of these diseases is a distorted view of own body and an altered attitude to the process of nutrition. The term anorexia nervosa means nervous ...

The world of fashion is the area, which lures and charms both men and women. But very few people really know what it means to be a model and how much modeling industry negatively affects health of tender young women. Modeling industry is much criticized for that negative impact it has on the health of girls wishing to look as perfect as models and have such tender bodies as their favorite models. In the paper, we are going to concentrate on the topic how modeling industry affects models` health and discuss whether this industry shall be regarded responsible for ...

Eating disorders are characterized by the changes in a person’s eating behavior that is either a significant reduction of food or substantial overeating. The causes of these states may vary from the feelings of distress to the concern about one’s body and therefore one’s appearance. As a rule, adolescents and young adults suffer from eating disorders, but children and older adults may face these problems too. Anorexia, bulimia and binge eating are the primary types of eating disorders ("Eating Disorders | Psychology Today", 2015, n.p.).

Cases Background Information

Anita is a perfectionist. That is why she is worried much about ...

Eating disorders, which include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating without purging the food, have become increasingly common with the constant change of unhealthy demands towards female and male bodies popularized through media. While people of both genders and all ages are susceptible to this set of disorders, adolescent girls are considered an especially vulnerable group. According to Goodheart, Clopton., & Robert-McComb (2012), about 14% of adolescent girls have subclinical eating problems, while 30% of teenage girls having anorexia nervosa will continue suffering from this disorder in the course of their entire lives (p. 33). The worst consequence of ...

Psychology:

Psychology: When we are children, the smallest things can have such immense impacts on one’s life. A child’s world generally revolves around complete possibility, positivity, and spontaneity. However this natural process can all be easily violated when a child is subject to sexual abuse. This violation comes with an abundance of psychological, social, and psychological effects. Mainly looking at the physical effects such immoral retribution subjugates children too, it can ultimately said that childhood sexual abuse can establish severe physical effects in which may completely violate the trust and core of a child’s relationship with the ...

Bulimia nervosa, or simply bulimia, is an eating disorder, characterized by two main symptoms: irresistible food addiction followed by attempts to get rid of the consumed food. People suffering from bulimia tend to either vomit the food they’ve eaten, or take laxatives (in some cases both methods are used); some of them do excessive exercise after eating or start water fasting. Studies show that most people with bulimia are having normal weight (Bulik et al. 6). However, they are not able to adequately evaluate their body, have low self-esteem, desperately want to lose weight. In case of bulimia ...

Eating Disorder is a condition that includes self-basic, cynical musings and emotions about body weight, food and dietary patterns that disturb typical body operations and day by day exercises. Most dietary issues revolve around concentrating a lot on your weight, body shape and food, prompting risky eating practices (Agras & Apple, 2008). These practices can altogether affect your body's capacity to get satisfactory nutrients from the diet you choose. The most well-known dietary problems are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and voraciously consuming food issue. Eating disorders, among other recognized disorders is the most fatal, considering that it is harmful to ...

The Name of the Class

Psychological Abnormality The concept of mental abnormalities in behavior has always been a debate among psychologists and psychiatrists. Practical application of this concept in psychology and psychiatry comes down to personal experience gained in professional work. It is the main criterion for evaluating diagnostic data of personal properties as the mentally ill and mentally healthy people. Despite the fact that the performance of various personal properties by test standards may be lower than the test norms of certain personal qualities. Psychiatrists most rely on personal experience, based on which they determine psychological diagnoses of individuals to assess their mental ...

The patient in this case is a 16 year old, single female name Sonia Sanchez. She is of Hispanic descent. The child has what seems like a stable home life. Her parents are married and she lives with them in a suburban area. Sonia attends the local high school. She is popular, outgoing and friendly. She has had the same friends since childhood.

Description of Problem

In order to understand what is happening with the child and properly assist in interventions and diagnosis we conducted interviews with the patient’s parents, family and school friends. The interviews revealed some interesting information about ...

1. What problem / disorder did you select and why did you select this topic? This paper examines one of the eating disorders that is bulimia nervosa. This topic was chosen because it affects or influences a large number of people, sometimes in a hidden or unconscious form. Nowadays people tend to pay too much attention to how much they eat and how their appearance changes because of food. Such a behavior provokes numerous eating disorders, one of which is bulimia nervosa. 2. Provide an overview of the problem / disorder you selected. Key areas to address include: a. ...

Introduction

Many people, especially women have been known to obsess over their weight. It has always been a relevant issue in today’s society on how they may maintain or lose weight. Failure to abide by these social constructs may lead to insecurities and other mental implications. It is as if, one’s self-worth is measured by their waistline and their self-esteem is heightened as their size drops. The incidences when one’s weight becomes a measure of self-esteem or self-worth is enough reason to study further on this issue. Weight stigma does not affect women in their early years ...

Introduction

Her family background is not clear but Brandy describes her mother as severely overweight and as someone who is always on a diet. As she was growing up, she remembers how her father always made harsh comments about her mother’s weight. In addition, there were times when Brandy recalled her father giving her looks that had sexual overtones and how they made her feel uncomfortable. However, she states that her father has never touched her in an inappropriate manner.

Symptoms and Diagnosis

Preliminary diagnosis would indicate Brandy’s condition to be Bulimia Nervosa. This is a potentially life-threatening eating disorder that ...

In normal people, sexual response has four phases namely: desire, arousal, and orgasm and resolution respectively (Montgomery, 2008). Sexual motivation and desire and sexual wish are the chief components of phase one. These components are the psychological, biological and social aspects of sexual response. On the other hand, phase two is triggered by psychological and physiological stimulation. Phases three and four occur only after the first two phases have been fulfilled.

There are, however, two forms of sexual desire disorders: sexual aversion disorder (SAD) and hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD). These disorders occur in a small percentage of the general ...

It often happens that two people with the same height and weight may look differently. The reason of this lays in the different body composition. It is one of the most important signs of physical development and health state of the human being. Body composition depends on gender, height, food and heredity. It can be assessed in terms of mass composition and atomic composition. If we review the two-component model based on mass composition, body is subdivided into fat and lean, sometimes called fat-free, components. When you here the term fat mass, it doesn’t always foresee excessive weight ...

In recent years the notion of “eating disorder” has gained a lot of attention and is widely discussed by nutritionists, psychologists as well as ordinary people. According to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), “eating disorders include extreme emotions, attitudes, and behaviors surrounding weight and food issues. Eating disorders are serious emotional and physical problems that can have life-threatening consequences for females and males”. Each of us may notice that sometimes we eat more, sometimes less, however we rarely think of our eating behavior as a reason for concern. Nevertheless, the scientists have made a profound impact to this field of study ...

Bulimia nervosa refers to recurrent overeating, which results in self-induced vomiting. This eating disorder is one of the most acute medical and social problems of our time. Patients with bulimic symptoms suffer from an uncontrollable urge to consume a large quantity of food. Immoderate food intake leads to vomiting and excessive use of laxatives (Rushing et al., 2003). Heavy bulimia stage leads to sharp fluctuations in weight, namely 5 to 10 kg up and down, parotid gland swelling, chronic throat irritation, chronic fatigue, muscle pain and even loss of teeth. The destructive eating behaviour can be viewed from emotional, ...

Body Image: Influence of the Society and Media

Abstract This paper describes the effects of media and society to the way people see their body image, particularly to adolescents. The research method used is meta-analysis, where the synthesis of results from three different studies was used to determine the average impact of the similarity in results across the studies. The results obtained that the media and society has a huge influence on the adolescent’s (age group 12-19 years old) body image. The influence is highly to be more negative than positive, which often results to body dissatisfaction, leading to eating disorders, and worse, depression. Keywords: ...

INTRODUCTION

What we look like matters. Most people would like to think that we, as a species, are not so shallow, but the reality is that we are. We judge, criticize, and determine the value of many people based on their physical presentation, their hair, skin, height and, very often, their weight. This can send a message to the younger generations that your appearance is equated to the level of acceptance they may receive from peers. While such things, like bullying, can affect both young boys and young girls alike; girls are more likely to take those criticisms so deeply that they ...

Nature, Cultural and Religious Aspects.

Abstract Introduction According to DSM-V, the extreme disturbance of nutrition behavior is an eating or feeding disorder. Among the diseases which group consists of are not only anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa but also “pica, rumination disorder, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, and binge-eating disorder” (DSM-5, 2013, p.329). Each of these diseases has it typical features and often presupposes co-morbidity. For instance, the main diagnostic criteria for eating dysfunction are the complexity of weight gain or weight loss caused by eating restrictions, intentional or involuntary regurgitation of food, overeating, etc. Moreover, there is a spectrum of eating abnormalities which ...

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 world ...

English: Casual Argument

Teen eating disorders can lead to a demoralizing effect on teen age girls and boys. In order to understand the causes of teen’s eating disorders, it is important to understand healthy eating habits. Major changes in eating habits due to eating disorder can be fatal, even to a life threatening extent. It can lead to a number of physical disorders therefore it is very important to understand three basic issues about eating disorder in teens. This paper deals with the types of eating disorders in teens, causes of the eating disorder in teens and remedial measures.

Three main types of eating disorders are:

- Anorexia. It is the ...

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, blond hair, ...

Currently, American workers are being overworked, which is leading to greater stress, which leads to more distraction, less productivity, and greater morbidity. Americans are sleeping less than they did 50 years ago (Lambert 25). Poor quality sleep has been linked to work overload and an increase in work stressors, which then diminishes productivity (Knudsen, Ducharme & Roman 1997; Naska et al. 296). The American workplace is stressful and full of high pressure situations, which brings about this greater stress. Given the problems of workplace stress, lower productivity and the need to facilitate more beneficial sleep, invoking a mandatory Spanish-style siesta is ...

Currently, American workers are being overworked, which is leading to greater stress, which leads to more distraction, less productivity, and greater morbidity. Americans are sleeping less than they did 50 years ago (Lambert 25). Poor quality sleep has been linked to work overload and an increase in work stressors, which then diminishes productivity (Knudsen, Ducharme & Roman 1997; Naska et al. 296). The American workplace is stressful and full of high pressure situations, which brings about this greater stress. Given the problems of workplace stress, lower productivity and the need to facilitate more beneficial sleep, invoking a mandatory Spanish-style siesta is ...

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 as vomiting, ...

Currently, American workers are being overworked, which is leading to greater stress, which leads to more distraction, less productivity, and greater morbidity. Americans are sleeping less than they did 50 years ago (Lambert, 2005). Poor quality sleep has been linked to work overload and an increase in work stressors, which then diminishes productivity (Knudsen, Ducharme & Roman, 2007; Naska et al., 2007). The American workplace is stressful and full of high pressure situations, which brings about this greater stress. Given the problems of workplace stress, lower productivity and the need to facilitate more beneficial sleep, invoking a mandatory Spanish-style siesta is ...

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 group ...

Beauty is defined as anything that is aesthetically appealing to the eye. It is a subjective term which holds various meanings, depending on who is defining it. Inhabitants of one area could have a different threshold of beauty than those of some other area. However, when it comes to physical appearances and body types, often than not, beauty is synonymous to thinness in today’s world. Be it a high-end fashion show or a local clothing line, on the ramp or on mannequins, they always exhibit their clothes on slim figured models. This depicts the thinking process of the entire society as these ...

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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 social and genetic ...

For as long as, I can remember I have a problem with binge eating. The whole of my family is plus sized and, as a result, more than a fair share of them have had problems with the weight related diseases. To avoid the same path that they have been on, knowing that I was genetically predisposed to suffering the same fate, I have been watching, perhaps excessively, what I have been eating. By being excessive in this practice, it means that I might have done more harm than good to my body. I have been hitting the gym at every little ...

Overview of the Problem

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are two eating disorders with adverse effects on health and wellbeing. Persons with these disorders are preoccupied with their weight, in fact basing their self-esteem mainly on their body image (Suisman et al., 2012). They have an intense fear of weight gain because of a distorted belief that they are fat. For this reason, they refuse to eat and exercise excessively. Alternatively, they engage in binge eating but purge themselves after through self-induced vomiting and laxative abuse increasing the risk of malnutrition that, in severe cases, causes death (Bulik et al., 2005). There is historical ...

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 ...

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“Bulimia nervosa,” or more commonly known as bulimia, is a severe and life-threatening eating anomaly. People experiencing this condition can “binge eat” clandestinely- or consume large quantities of food-and then force themselves to vomit all the food they ate, or make themselves regurgitate the food by excessively exercising. Bulimia can be classified into two types. “Purging bulimia” is when the individual “self-induces” vomiting or abuses medications such as laxatives and diuretics after binge eating. “Non purging bulimia”, on the other hand, is where the person uses alternative methods to get rid of excess calories. These methods can range from ...

In Anne Lamott’s personal essay called “Hunger”, she describes her battles with food, weight issues, bulimia, depression, and negative sense of self. Her struggles pushed her to face her issues head on even though there were so many women trying to help her get over her condition. According to Lamott, her problems began when at 13, she realized she was heavy at 100 lbs and even reached 130 lbs at the tender age of 14. This, coupled with the discovery that her father had cancer exacerbated her desires to stay lean and thin. Although she looked healthy, happy, ...

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 ...

There have been numerous advancements throughout the twenty-first century in fitness techniques and body training. Athletes are lifting more, running faster, jumping higher, and performing better than ever. The classification of obesity as a disease by the American Medical Association makes the problem of obesity in America as serious as diabetes or cancer. Due to this, there has been a surge in the amount of exercise that people are getting, to the point that many people exercise every day of the week. However, too much of a good thing often leads to a bad thing, and such is the case with exercise. While ...

Introduction and Thesis

The topic on eating disorders is perhaps one of the most equivocal topics of all time. In fact, this topic has evolved into one of the most contentious topics all around the globe. This can be accredited to the fact that the recent past has experienced a significant increase in cases of eating disorders amongst people of all ages. Nonetheless, adolescents seem to be the most signification proportion of the populations who are affected significantly by issues resulting in eating disorders. Speaking of eating disorders, this refer cases where an individual develops negative attitude towards foods; hence, precipitating a change in ...

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 of individuals.

Introduction

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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 ...

Critique 1:

Pressures to conform When girls grow into adolescents, they start experiencing changes in their bodies and the puberty they attain at this age makes them attracted towards boys. They want to look good before them. At about the same time, their parents and peers expect them to look good or maintain their body. The girls in their teens are made to think that they should be fitting the ideal image of a teenage girl. These adolescent girls come across the portrayals of the girls in the media especially the fashion magazines and want to imitate them without realizing the ...

The eating disorders have been considered to be very complex condition that is necessitated by a variety of factors. These factors may be biological, psychological, behavioral, interpersonal, social and emotional. It has not been established as to exactly what motivates this physical and emotionally damaging condition. This essay will seek to integrate psychological and marketing literature that is associated with eating disorders. There is strong evidence linking the use of models during advertising and the cases of eating disorders among young girls (Hesse-Biber, Leavy, Quinn, & Zoino, 2006). It has been a widely held that eating disorders are as a result of psychiatric ...

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 lives ...

An eating disorder is an illness in which the person has started eating very less food or too much food. At some point of time, the control over how much food is consumed gets out of hand and leads to severe eating disorders. It is likely to occur in situations of stress and pressure regarding the body weight, shape and image. Children in their teens are more prone to eating disorders. It is common among adults too. Common eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder. A government research shows that more than half million U.S. teens ...

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 experienced ...

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, is a type of group therapy that has the potential to assist those suffering from the adverse effects of disordered thinking, including eating disorders. This paper discusses a study conducted to examine whether DBT can possibly be used to treat Binge Eating Disorder in women. The study found that by the end of the treatment, 89% of the experimental group were abstinent in binge-eating behavior at the end of the treatment, while 57% were still abstinent at the 6-month follow-up. This indicates that, although the sample size was small, more research should be done on the ...

Biological underpinnings for recovery models in substance abuse, as applied to a specific life stage according to Erikson’s or Vaillant’s theoretical stages. In a biological perspective, growth and development of the human being diversely differ across the genetic composition. It simply implies those different individuals are identified using distinct aspects of life for instance, the health, gender, socioeconomic, cultural identity, growth, ethnicity and sexual orientation. According to Erik Erikson’s theories of human development stages, it categories adulthood into three distinct stages. These include the earliest stage of adulthood (young), the stage between the final and the young ...

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 ...

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. Food ...

Body Dysmorphia

ABSTRACT Body image continues to be one of the most prevalent psychological issues among young women in the United States today. However, it seems that the literature, as proposed to the general public, states it as just that: young, American women. This paper will discuss a more in depth description as to the understood sociocultural effects on young women, as that seems to be most understood, as well as women of later age and, in addition, men of all ages. This paper will also discuss how men have been left in the dark in regards to this issue and ...

Introduction

An eating disorder is an illness caused by the abnormal eating of food either through excessive consumption of food or the insufficient food consumption. This causes a disturbance in the consumption of everyday food to a person with an eating disorder. The victim usually starts eating small amounts of food or vice versa and eventually the conditions spins out of control into a health condition. These eating disorders are affecting young people and especially teenagers who are concerned with their weight or body shape. Eating disorders are accompanied by other mental illnesses such as depression, substance abuse, or anxiety disorders . ...

The Etiology Behind Eating Disorders: An Interplay of Biological and Cultural Environmental Factors

Introduction Disordered eating is a complex issue that comprises of a range of attitudes and behaviors. An eating disorder is defined as an illness causing serious disturbances to a person’s every diet. An example is eating very small food amounts of overeating. Eating disorders are variants of under-eating or overeating, whereby an individual does not eat in harmony with his or her needs. Some of the common types of eating disorders include Bulimia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder. The debate over the years has centered on the cause of eating disorders. The debate narrows down to the question ...