Anorexia (an-oh-REK-see-uh) nervosa is an eating disorder that causes people to obsess about their weight and the food they eat. People with anorexia nervosa attempt to maintain a weight that’s far below normal for their age and height. To prevent weight gain or to continue losing weight‚ people with anorexia nervosa may starve themselves or exercise excessively. (MayoClinic) Anorexia is a severe and possibly life threatening eating disorder. A person with anorexia will have an overwhelming fear
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on Families and Social Life 8 5. Forms of Therapy 9 6. “Pro Ana” and “Thinspiration” 9-12 7. Prevention and Campaigns 12-13 8. Conclusion 13-14 9. Sources 14-16 2 Introduction The eating disorder ‘Anorexia nervosa’ is a disease; people who suffer from it have an extreme fear of gaining weight. The name itself is of Greek origin‚ an- (prefix‚ negation) and orexis (appetite). Although the word literally means “loss of appetite”‚ nevertheless many anorexics
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Anorexia Nervosa In Children and Adolescents 1 Anorexia Nervosa is a rapidly growing issue in today’s society. The disease is identified by the refusal to maintain a healthy weight‚ an irrational fear of gaining weight despite weighing too little‚ loss of the menstrual cycle in women‚ and an inaccurate view of one’s body‚ often referred to as dysmorphia. At one point in time‚ this illness was mainly associated with adolescents. Now‚ children as young as five years old are being treated
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“ ANOREXIA NERVOSA ” INTRODUCTION Most of us have heard at least one story of an emaciated teen age girl who starves herself because she’s convinced she’s fat. But despite anorexia’s TV – talk show familiarity‚ misconceptions about it abound. As a result‚ many sufferers can often go moths or even years before someone notices that they’re sick and steers them toward help. Some teenage girls go through this kind of disorder at different times of their lives. This kind of illness
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One psychological explanation of anorexia nervosa is the behavioural approach. This approach explains that anorexia nervosa(AN) is learnt through both classical and operant conditioning as well as social learning theory. Classical conditioning is involved with making an association with eating and anxiety. Therefore anorexics seek to lose weight/not eat to reduce their anxiety. Once this association has been made operant conditioning starts playing its part through negative and positive reinforcement
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Anorexia Nervosa: An Annotated Bibliography Holly Brubach “Starved to Perfection” New York Times; April 17‚ 2007 This article describes how anorexia is starting to become as another occupational hazard. Models need to be stick figures to be able to walk down the runway‚ as to football and baseball players use steroids to get big and strong. Most young woman today is dieting. The models are just experts at it. Author of “Perfect Girls‚ Starving Daughters: The Frightening New Normalcy of Hating
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Running head: EATING DISORDERS Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa Table of Contents I. Eating Disorders : Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa 1. Title page…………………………………………………..1 2. Table of contents…………………………………………..2 3. Text…………..…………………………………………….3-11 4. Conclusion………………………………………………….12 5. References………………………………………………………13 a. Introduction b. Discussion c. Conclusion d. References In an effort to achieve social acceptance in our Western
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Biological explanations for anorexia nervosa Biological explanations for anorexia nervosa include neural explanations and evolutionary explanations. 1st BIOLOGICAL EXPLANATION - Neurotransmitters -Serotonin Disturbances in the levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin appear to be a characteristic of individuals with eating disorders. Kaye 2005 found a reduction in the levels of the serotonin metabolite 5-HIAA in people with eating disorders. This suggests that brain serotonin pathways are underactive
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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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The mental health problem that I researched was anorexia nervosa. I had always heard about the eating disorder but I learned a lot of new and surprising things. I always thought that close friends and family members would know right away if a person had anorexia. However‚ I learned that these friends and family members notice that something is wrong as the person develops anorexia. Another thing that I learned is that anorexia nervosa makes people lose more weight than what is considered healthy
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