What is an Eating Disorder?
... very thin but cannot accept how dangerous the situation really is. It is difficult for these individuals to understand that a very low weight and dangerous dieting habits can actually be fatal. The death rate for anorexia is higher than for any other psychiatric illness. 4) Amenorrhea or absence of ...
... very thin but cannot accept how dangerous the situation really is. It is difficult for these individuals to understand that a very low weight and dangerous dieting habits can actually be fatal. The death rate for anorexia is higher than for any other psychiatric illness. 4) Amenorrhea or absence of ...
Eating disorders and body image. PPT
... Anorexia nervosa- characterized by a pursuit of thinness that leads to selfstarvation Bulimia nervosa- characterized by a cycle of bingeing followed by extreme behaviors to prevent weight gain, such as purging. Binge-eating disorder- characterized by regular bingeing, but do not engage in purging be ...
... Anorexia nervosa- characterized by a pursuit of thinness that leads to selfstarvation Bulimia nervosa- characterized by a cycle of bingeing followed by extreme behaviors to prevent weight gain, such as purging. Binge-eating disorder- characterized by regular bingeing, but do not engage in purging be ...
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... have eating disorders have completely lost perspective, which is a defining characteristic of mental illness. People with this diagnosis may be seeing, thinking, hearing, and feeling things that may not have much basis in reality. Eating disordered patients most often demonstrate distorted, even del ...
... have eating disorders have completely lost perspective, which is a defining characteristic of mental illness. People with this diagnosis may be seeing, thinking, hearing, and feeling things that may not have much basis in reality. Eating disordered patients most often demonstrate distorted, even del ...
Anorexia Nervosa
... 1. Disturbance of Body Image 2. Disturbance of Perception 3. Sense of Ineffectiveness - Also associates AN with schizophrenia - Created the idea of the "anorexigenic family" - On the surface, family life is perfect, BUT underneath the family was riddled with secrecy, and followed a similar ...
... 1. Disturbance of Body Image 2. Disturbance of Perception 3. Sense of Ineffectiveness - Also associates AN with schizophrenia - Created the idea of the "anorexigenic family" - On the surface, family life is perfect, BUT underneath the family was riddled with secrecy, and followed a similar ...
Body Image
... fear gaining weight and getting fat, so they may exercise excessively and compulsively. They often have hidden depression that is linked with their selfconcept. Some other symptoms: ...
... fear gaining weight and getting fat, so they may exercise excessively and compulsively. They often have hidden depression that is linked with their selfconcept. Some other symptoms: ...
Eating Disorders
... amounts of food and feeling a lack of control over the eating. • Unlike anorexia, people with bulimia can fall within the normal range for their age and weight. But like people with anorexia, they often fear gaining weight, want desperately to lose weight, and are intensely unhappy with their body s ...
... amounts of food and feeling a lack of control over the eating. • Unlike anorexia, people with bulimia can fall within the normal range for their age and weight. But like people with anorexia, they often fear gaining weight, want desperately to lose weight, and are intensely unhappy with their body s ...
Final Jeopardy
... with anorexia and those with bulimia, the other disorders comorbid with this eating disorder seem to include an underlying need for control. ...
... with anorexia and those with bulimia, the other disorders comorbid with this eating disorder seem to include an underlying need for control. ...
Anorexia Nervosa
... hypothesis: "catastrophic shifts" occur if restrained behavior (which creates an approach-avoidance conflict) is violated slightly (e.g., eating one piece of chocolate leads to eating a whole cake). ...
... hypothesis: "catastrophic shifts" occur if restrained behavior (which creates an approach-avoidance conflict) is violated slightly (e.g., eating one piece of chocolate leads to eating a whole cake). ...
Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa, often referred to simply as anorexia, is an eating disorder characterized by a low weight, fear of gaining weight, a strong desire to be thin, and food restriction. Many people with anorexia see themselves as overweight even though they are underweight. If asked they usually deny they have a problem with low weight. Often they weigh themselves frequently, eat only small amounts, and only eat certain foods. Some will exercise excessively, force themselves to vomit, or use laxatives to produce weight loss. Complications may include osteoporosis, infertility, and heart damage among others. Women will often stop having menstrual periods.The cause is not known. There appears to be some genetic components with identical twins more often affected than non-identical twins. Cultural factors also appear to play a role with societies that value thinness having higher rates of disease. Additionally, it occurs more commonly among those involved in activities that value thinness such as high level athletics, modelling, and dancing. Anorexia often begins following a major life change or stress inducing event. The diagnosis requires a significantly low weight. The severity of disease is based on body mass index (BMI) in adults with mild disease having a BMI of greater than 17, moderate a BMI of 16 to 17, severe a BMI of 15 to 16, and extreme a BMI less than 15. In children a BMI for age percentile of less than the 5th percentile is often used.Treatment of anorexia involves restoring a healthy weight, treating the underlying psychological problems, and addressing behaviors that promote the problem. While medications do not help with weight gain, they may be used to help with associated anxiety or depression. A number of types of therapy may be useful including an approach where parents assume responsibility for feeding their child, known as Maudsley family therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. Sometimes people require admission to hospital to restore weight. Evidence for benefit from nasogastric tube feeding; however, is unclear. Some people will just have a single episode and recover while others may have many episodes over years. Many complications improve or resolve with regaining of weight.Globally anorexia is estimated to affect two million people as of 2013. It is estimated to occur in 0.9% to 4.3% of women and 0.2% to 0.3% of men in Western countries at some point in their life. About 0.4% of young females are affected in a given year and it is estimated to occur ten times less commonly in males. Rates in most of the developing world are unclear. Often it begins during the teen years or young adulthood. While anorexia became more commonly diagnosed during the 20th century it is unclear if this was due to an increase in its frequency or simply better diagnosis. In 2013 it directly resulted in about 600 deaths globally up from 400 deaths in 1990. Eating disorders also increase a person's risk of death from a wide range of other causes including suicide. About 5% of people with anorexia die from complications over a ten-year period. The term anorexia nervosa was first used in 1873 by William Gull to describe this condition.