Larissa Tolley was just 12 years old when she developed anorexia nervosa. She had just moved with her family to a small‚ unfamiliar town. She felt as if she had been put on a pedestal by the kids her age; she was under a spotlight and they were watching and waiting for her to fail. Larissa felt under pressure to seem perfect in front of the girls and boys‚ and this led her to begin restricting the calories she was eating each day. It was a gradual process‚ but when Larissa limited her food intake
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Mr. Kennedy Annotated Bibliography I have never experienced Anorexia Nervosa myself but I can say I have seen some of my very good friend suffer from this very dangerous disease that a lot of people in this world struggle with. “Nine out of 10 people with anorexia are and one in every 100 U.S women is anorexic” http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/eating-disorders/anorexia-nervosa/understanding-anorexia-basics Some wonder how people turn their minds into something so dangerous and
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Eating disorders: Bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa Eating disorders are the new diseases that emerge in the last 20 years. People who have eating disorders often have an abnormal eating habit that affects their physical and mental health. Eating disorders attacks female more frequently. And most of the sufferers are between 12 to 25 years old. In general‚ people who are clever‚ charming‚ conscientious‚ and hardworking are more likely to develop eating disorders. Many factors can lead to eating
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Anorexia nervosa From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For other uses‚ see Anorexia nervosa (disambiguation) and Anorexia (disambiguation). "Anorexic" redirects here. For the use of the term as an appetite suppressant‚ see Anorectic. [hide]This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. This article needs more medical references for verification or relies too heavily on primary sources. (December 2013) This article possibly contains original
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PSYCHOLOGY LIB401 RESEARCH PROPOSAL TOPIC: ANOREXIA NERVOSA CONTENTS |No. | |PAGE | | |CONTENT | | |1 |INTRODUCTION |3 | |2 |LITERATURE REVIEW
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ANOREXIA NERVOSA Anorexia nervosa‚ commonly referred to simply as anorexia‚ is one type of eating disorder. More importantly‚ it is also a psychological disorder. Anorexia is a condition that goes beyond out-of-control dieting. A person with anorexia initially begins dieting to lose weight. Over time‚ the weight loss becomes a sign of mastery and control. The drive to become thinner is actually secondary to concerns about control and/or fears relating to one’s body. The individual continues the
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Anorexia Nervosa Abstract Anorexia nervosa‚ the 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
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Anorexia Nervosa As a Life-Threatening Disorder Anorexia Nervosa is a disease that should not be handled lightly. While in our nation‚ it is not as publicized as other diseases such as cancer or heart disease‚ it does take lives everyday due to people having a distorted self-image. Many people in the medicinal field have come to various conclusions about the cause of anorexia and it’s effects on a person physiologically and psychologically. Some argue that it is strictly a socio-cultural influence
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disorders‚ anorexia nervosa is the most common type. It is a disorder in which the person has a distorted body image and an intense fear of being fat. Binging‚ or eating large quantities of food in a short period of time‚ and then purging‚ or vomiting to empty the stomach of food‚ are all actions commonly found in anorexics. An anorexic is extremely afraid of becoming fat and might believe she/he is fat even when he/she is very thin. While there is no single known cause of anorexia‚ several
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Health Consequences of Bulimia Nervosa The recurrent binge-and-purge cycles of bulimia can affect the entire digestive system and can lead to electrolyte and chemical imbalances in the body that affect the heart and other major organ functions. Some of the health consequences of bulimia nervosa include: • Electrolyte imbalances that can lead to irregular heartbeats and possibly heart failure and death. Electrolyte imbalance is caused by dehydration and loss of potassium‚ sodium and chloride from
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