Analysis Of Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia is a mental disorder found in the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders” book. Anorexia Nervosa starts as weight loss and fear of weight gain in which the individual stops eating due to many different influences. The DSM edition 5 describes the criteria of Anorexia Nervosa as being 3 essential features. The first is “persistent energy intake restriction.” (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) This includes weight being below a minimally normal level using age, sex, development, and physical health. Taking the body mass (BMI) of the individual is common in finding the mental disorder of Anorexia. The second feature is “persistent behavior interfering with weight gain.” (American Psychiatric Association) …show more content…
Erik Erikson came up with 8 psychosocial stages of life. He believes that trust is the “primary building block for identity and intimacy.” (Levenkron, 2000, pg. 20) Dependency and attachment are developed during early childhood, ages of 0 to 1.5. Trust, at an early age, can determine anxiety and self-assurance. “This often results in the mistrusting child becoming a perfectionist, succeeding without feeling pride. Self-esteem seems unattainable.” (Levenkron, 2000, pg. 21) Individuals overwhelmed with life changes will either turn to trusting others or turn inward creating psychological disorders. The trust destroyed during infancy will determine this …show more content…
Individual Psychotherapy is recommended for the motivated patients who are ready to come clean of the disorder. Group Psychotherapy “helps anorexics share their problems with others who have had similar experiences.” (Levenkron, 2000, pg. 110)
Treatment involves medical care or a residential treatment center for eating disorders. If there is a need for critical intervention or if the “patient’s rate of weight loss is unstoppable at home and her health and weight is approaching a dangerous level,” they will be encouraged to go to treatment.
Therapy can accompany other types of treatment because most anorexics are starting to disconnect from the world and their relationships are slowly falling apart. Family therapy and couples therapy can help the relationships in an anorexic’s life. Another type of treatment is behavior modification. Most of this “behavior modification is based on reward and punishment for weight gain and eating.” (Levenkron, 2000, pg.
Anorexia is a mental disorder found in the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders” book. Anorexia Nervosa starts as weight loss and fear of weight gain in which the individual stops eating due to many different influences. The DSM edition 5 describes the criteria of Anorexia Nervosa as being 3 essential features. The first is “persistent energy intake restriction.” (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) This includes weight being below a minimally normal level using age, sex, development, and physical health. Taking the body mass (BMI) of the individual is common in finding the mental disorder of Anorexia. The second feature is “persistent behavior interfering with weight gain.” (American Psychiatric Association) …show more content…
Erik Erikson came up with 8 psychosocial stages of life. He believes that trust is the “primary building block for identity and intimacy.” (Levenkron, 2000, pg. 20) Dependency and attachment are developed during early childhood, ages of 0 to 1.5. Trust, at an early age, can determine anxiety and self-assurance. “This often results in the mistrusting child becoming a perfectionist, succeeding without feeling pride. Self-esteem seems unattainable.” (Levenkron, 2000, pg. 21) Individuals overwhelmed with life changes will either turn to trusting others or turn inward creating psychological disorders. The trust destroyed during infancy will determine this …show more content…
Individual Psychotherapy is recommended for the motivated patients who are ready to come clean of the disorder. Group Psychotherapy “helps anorexics share their problems with others who have had similar experiences.” (Levenkron, 2000, pg. 110)
Treatment involves medical care or a residential treatment center for eating disorders. If there is a need for critical intervention or if the “patient’s rate of weight loss is unstoppable at home and her health and weight is approaching a dangerous level,” they will be encouraged to go to treatment.
Therapy can accompany other types of treatment because most anorexics are starting to disconnect from the world and their relationships are slowly falling apart. Family therapy and couples therapy can help the relationships in an anorexic’s life. Another type of treatment is behavior modification. Most of this “behavior modification is based on reward and punishment for weight gain and eating.” (Levenkron, 2000, pg.