Kelly describes eating disorders as “complex‚ chronic illnesses that fill a person’s life with obsessions about food and body image” (1). According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ anorexia‚ also referred to as DMS-III‚ is a psychological disorder that affects both the body and mind (Klumph 2). Richard Morton generally receives credit for recognizing anorexia nervosa‚ which he did in 1689‚ but his discovery was not connected to the eating disorder until years later (Klumph
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There is other documentation that affirms the history of this disorder‚ as well. According to author Emily Deans M.D.‚ she states that‚ “There are several other clinical descriptions of the "wasting disease" in the 17th-19th century and in the early 20th century anorexia was considered an endocrine disorder and treated with pituitary hormones.” (Deans‚ 2011). Through more thorough testing‚ studies‚ science and technological advances
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unable to cope with their problems. Anorexia is among the most common unhealthy lifestyles that troubled teens choose to undertake. Anorexia is a condition classified as an eating disorder – a disorder that involves undertaking abnormal eating habits that are unhealthy to a person’s health. Anorexia is an eating disorder characterized by starvation and insufficient eating. Teen anorexics will usually skip meals‚ eat only small portions‚ or starve themselves completely. Some will compensate for starvation
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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 skills. However‚ several envious teens become anorexic
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Mash & Wolfe (2014) provide with the idea that there could be multiple risk factors that contribute to eating disorders. these include a kids eating problems‚ dieting patterns‚ negative body image‚ and last but not least the ongoing challenges that children and teens go through. The interaction between these factors could create chaos that individuals then try to assert excessive control to in the form of maladaptive caloric consumption habits. Individuals feel the need to manage their stress and
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depends on what your body type is. Everyone is beautiful no matter what size they wear. The word beautiful does not require the word skinny. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If you don’t see yourself as beautiful your confidence is very low. While watching the video I realized that most girls are either pressured in to becoming as thin as possible or either they are told they are not good enough. I feel as if you notice someone is not comfortable in their own body‚ talk to them. Let
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Eating disorders are not a fad diet or an experiment to lose weight‚ but they are serious complex disorders that can take many years to recover from. Eating disorders affect five percent of women and one percent of men in the United States. The South Carolina Mental Health Department reports that five to ten percent of girls with eating disorders will die within ten years of having the disease. ("Statstics Eating" INT) Teenagers need to be aware of the warning signs‚ risk factors‚ and long and short
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used to treat it. BODY I. Let’s start by examining what anorexia is. A. Anorexia nervosa‚ one of a number of eating disorders‚ is a disorder of self-starvation. Simply put‚ a person who is anorexic refuses to eat normal amounts of food. 1. An article in Maclean’s states that there are four characteristics of all anorexics: i. (1) refusal to maintain normal body weight‚ ii. (2) loss of more than 15 percent of original body weight‚ iii. (3) a distorted image of one’s own body‚ and iv. (4) an intense
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Bulimia Bulimia is an eating disorder that is caused by an obsessive desire to lose weight‚ in which the person goes into overeating and follow on by vomiting‚ purging‚ fasting‚exercising to get rid of consumed calories‚ and often times goes into depression. The reason a person would get bulimia is because they are not pleased with there body and are trying to see the easiest way to lose weight quickly also it might be family problems or any other types of problems that would lead the person into
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P3 Explain specific health psychology issues Eating disorders are characterised by an abnormal attitude towards food that causes an individual to change their eating habits and their behaviour. There are several types of eating disorders that can effect an individual physically‚ psychologically and socially. The two eating disorders which I will be discussing is anorexia and bulimia. Anorexia is an eating disorder and a mental health condition which can be life-threatening. Anorexia is an irrational
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