Research paper Anorexia Nervosa What is Anorexia nervosa? “Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that is characterized by the refusal to sustain a healthy weight.” (Kumar‚ Tung‚ & Iqbai). Many believe that anorexia is more common amongst Caucasian women‚ but anorexia occurs throughout all cultures and races. “Anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder.” (Kumar‚ Tung‚ & Iqbai). Every major organ with in the human body is affected greatly because of the malnutrition
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development of new cases concerning eating disorders has been on the rise since 1950 (nationaeatingdisorderassociations). In today’s society it can be difficult for teens to “fit in” or feel confident in their looks and weight. After they begin to experience the pressure of society‚ teens or adults often feel the need to become beautiful. Additionally anorexia and bulimia are compared because of how similar both eating disorders are‚ which are also known as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa (eatingdisordercenter)
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Anorexia Nervosa vs. Bulimia Nervosa Outline I. INTRODUCTION A. Background Information 1. Do you feel that your weight is normal? Are you constantly trying to lose weight but just end up eating without control? Or do you weigh every single day and your mood depends on the numbers? When we focus too much attention on our bodies‚ these preoccupations can possibly severely affect our well-being‚ relationships and personal lives. 2. It is without any doubt that cases
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What is anorexia nervosa Anorexia nervosa is a complex eating disorder with three key features: refusal to maintain a healthy body weight an intense fear of gaining weight a distorted body image Types of anorexia nervosa There are two types of anorexia. In the restricting type of anorexia‚ weight loss is achieved by restricting calories (following drastic diets‚ fasting‚ and exercising to excess). In the purging type of anorexia‚ weight loss is achieved by vomiting or using laxatives and
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Recovering: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa is a documentary by Larkin McPhee about the eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. The film tells the stories of three people who have had to deal with these disorders. The three people are Arielle‚ who has anorexia nervosa‚ Deesha and Frank‚ who both who are in recovery for bulimia nervosa. I thought the cases chosen for this film were quite good due to the fact they give a good range of who has eating disorders. Arielle’s case was the
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Silent Killer-Bulimia Nervosa Eating disorders are often misunderstood by the public. To the public‚ only females can have an eating disorder‚ and that is not accurate. According to the National Organization of Anorexia Nervosa And Associated Disorders (ANAD)‚ 10-15% of people who have an eating disorder are men. Men are also more likely to die from an eating disorder than women. A common eating disorder among men and women is Bulimia Nervosa. Bulimia Nervosa‚ commonly known as Bulimia is when a person
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Bolanle Soyombo Cox AP Lit A2 April 18‚ 2012 Bulimia Nervosa: Argument Although bulimia nervosa can be treated in multiple fashions‚ there is a specific treatment that is proven to be the most effective in not only bulimia nervosa‚ but also other anxiety related disorders. This effective treatment is an specific form of short term psychotherapy. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is productive in both reducing the amount of times one may purge in a day and diminishing the entire disorder altogether;
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Case Study: April - Anorexia Nervosa XXXX Pennsylvania State University Case Study: April - Anorexia Nervosa Presenting Concerns April was a 17-year-old high school freshman who presented with severe emaciation due to self-starvation and excessive exercise. Despite being severely underweight‚ April indicated an intense fear of gaining weight. She bragged about how much weight she had recently lost‚ though she indicated that her "butt was still too fat." She also reported that she was constantly
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Anorexia (Ana) and Bulimia (Mia)‚ are the sisters girls would not want in their lives. Anorexia and Bulimia are eating disorders. In one hand‚ the author Marie Susziski informs that Anorexia’s patients “tend to think they are overweigh when they are actually very thin. They may eat fewer than 1‚000 calories a day‚ exercise excessively‚ vomit‚ use laxatives‚ and take diuretics‚ or give themselves enemas as they continually attempt to lose more weight.” In the other hand‚ Susziski also says that people
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Anorexia nervosa has one of the highest mortality rates of any psychiatric disorder‚ leading to the death of more than 10% of those who suffer from it. This disorder is derived from two Latin words that mean “nervous inability to eat” (Jurma‚ Morariu‚ Albuescu & Velea‚ 2015). Although anorexics have this “nervous inability to eat‚” they do not lack appetites—anorexics starve themselves. Starvation in any situation leads to serious medical consequences. Despite the commonly accepted idea that anorexia
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