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    Binge Eating disorder 1. What is a binge eating disorder? People with binge eating disorder often eat an unusually large amount of food and feel out of control during the binges. People with binge eating disorder also may: • eat more quickly than usual during binge episodes • eat until they are uncomfortably full • eat when they are not hungry • eat alone because of embarrassment • feel disgusted‚ depressed‚ or guilty after overeating 2. What are the signs and symptoms of a binge

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    Shelby has struggled with eating since she was 22 years old and in college. She has had a history of this when under stress and dealing with sadness. Now‚ she regularly exercises and is said to be living a “healthy” lifestyle. Then Shelby had a similar recurring event when she went home for her sister’s wedding. During the wedding rehearsal‚ she became so overwhelmed being surrounded by so many people that she snuck away to a dark place by herself where she consumed a large plate of food‚ more than

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    Bulimia nervosa‚ also known as bulimia‚ is an eating disorder that affect people all over the world. Bulimia id characterized by binge eating followed by purging. Binge mean to eat a large amount of food in a short amount of time. Purging mean to try to get rid of the large amount of food consume. It’s believe that bulimia is associated with other mental disorder such as depression‚ anxiety‚ and problems with drugs and alcohol. It’s estimated that 6.5 million people suffer from bulimia globally.

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    Cause/Effect Paper: Are Eating Disorders Assisted by Depression? · As a fragile young girl entered the hospital‚ several people stop to stare at her fragile body. As the physicians examine her‚ they begin to realize she hasn’t eaten in days. Several physicians begin to ask her questions concerning her eating behaviors. All she her behavior during the exam they noticed how depressed the girl seemed to be. When the exam was over the girl was immediately admitted to

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    Eating Disorders a Global Health Issue Denise Gilbert Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College Abstract There is a global health crisis affecting many people around the world. Eating Disorders is a mental health condition often misunderstood by people that do not have the condition. It can trigger vomiting‚ bingeing‚ depression‚ and health issues. Eating disorders are illnesses that cause serious disturbances to the everyday diet. They can affect men‚ women and children of all ages

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    Essay is “What is the Extent of the Media’s Influence Regarding Eating Disorders?” To further investigate this question‚ I researched what the media is and what it does‚ how people are affected by the media and many different studies and experiments. Through the use of several sources‚ mostly online and experiments‚ I was able to learn exactly what the media does to possibly be considered an influence on the development of eating disorders. I was able to find a multitude of experiments and studies deciding

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    The Eating Disorder Reaction: Media’s Role in Body Image Culture The media has placed a considerable amount of pressure on Americans to conform to a body type that is deemed desirable. The normalization of the human body is flaunted throughout advertisements‚ entertainment‚ and fashion. The normalization pattern leads to thoughts and feelings of inadequacy for many individuals. In some individuals‚ thoughts of inadequacy lead to more serious complications. Eating disorders are often caused by thoughts

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    1. Describe how eating disorders can be viewed as multi-determined disorders Eating disorders can be viewed as multi-determined disorders because there are many different factors that come into play when identifying them. Differing dimensions‚ like societal‚ cultural and psychological pressures all weigh in considerably when exploring the multiple scopes in influencing an eating disorder. Societal and cultural pressures are likely to influence the general population on how they see themselves in

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    Psychological Disorders: Eating Disorders Eating disorders have drastically been on the climb in the recent years. It has become increasing popular to be extremely thin and focus on the superficial aspects of the body. Currently 8 million people are living with some kind of eating disorder. There are three different types of eating disorders that include anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia nervosa‚ and binge eating. These are all psychological disorders that can be very detrimental if not treated and improved

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    suffer with anorexia nervosa‚ an eating disorder in which girls use starvation diets to try to lose weight. They starve themselves down to skeletal thinness yet still think that they are overweight. Bulimia‚ meanwhile‚ is a disorder in which young women binge on food and then force themselves to vomit. They also often use laxatives to get food out of their system. All of these young women who suffer from this problem are considered to suffer from a psychiatric disorder. While the causes are debatable

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