Description: Anorexia nervosa is characterized by a distorted body image. The individual is severely underweight and thinks they are fat or has a fear of becoming fat (Comer, 2013). There are two types of anorexia. The first type is restricting-type anorexia. The individual restricts food intake to a dangerous degree. The second type is binge-eating/purging type anorexia. The individual purposely regurgitates after eating uses laxatives and/or diuretics (Comer, 2013). Females compose 90-95% of people suffering from anorexia nervosa (Comer, 2013). The typical age that an individual acquires anorexia nervosa is between 14 and 18 years old. However, it is possible to occur at any age (Comer, 2013). Patients diagnosed with anorexia nervosa include 0.5 to 3.5 percent of the populace, however many more individuals may show symptoms (Comer, 2013). It is common for people to acquire anorexia nervosa after a diet or after a stressful event (Comer, 2013). To be diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, an individual must have a significantly low body weight due to food restriction as well as an unjustifiably acute fear weight gain. The patient must also possess a warped perception of their body, place a high value on weight or shape, or are in denial about their unhealthy condition (Comer, 2013). Many suffering from anorexia nervosa spend time thinking and reading about food (Comer, 2013). Anorexic patients tend to severely overestimate body size and have beliefs that support abstaining from ingesting food due to maladaptive thinking patterns (Comer, 2013). Sleep disruption conditions occur with Anorexia Nervosa (Comer, 2013). Perfectionism is one tendency an individual has before becoming anorexic (Comer, 2013). History: Anore... ... middle of paper ... ...reliability and factor similarity of the sociocultural attitudes towards appearance questionnaire-3 (sataq-3) among four ethnic groups. Journal of Eating Disorders, 1(14), doi: 10.1186/2050-2974-1-14 Henderson, K., & Spettigue, W. (2004). Eating disorders and the role of the media. Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 13(1), Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2533817/ (2012, May 01). Karen Carpenter [Web Photo]. Retrieved from https://singingthesonginmyheart.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/karen-carpenter1.jpg (P2) Soh, N., & Walter, G. (2013). Publications on cross-cultural aspects of eating disorders. Journal of Eating Disorders , 1(4), doi: 10.1186/2050-2974-1-4 Worsnop, R. L. (1992, December 18). Eating disorders . CQ Researcher, 2, 1097-1120. Retrieved from http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/
The DSM-IV definition of anorexia nervosa has four conditions. The definition states: "I) Refusal to maintain body weight for age and height; 2) intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even though underweight; 3) disturbance in the way in one's body weight, size, or shape is experienced, undue influence of body weight or shape on self-evaluation, or denial of the seriousness of the current low body weight; and 4) in females, ammenorrhea" (1). There remain two kinds of an nervosa as well the restricting ": "the person has not regularly engaged in binge-eating or purging behavior-" and the binge-eating/purging type.- "in which the person has regularly engaged in these behaviors" (1). Anorexia nervosa usually occurs during adolescence and in females. This definition becomes important in understanding the relationship between anorexia nervosa and obsessivecompulsive disorder.
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that involves extreme weight loss, restricted food intake, and an intense fear of becoming fat. The American Psychiatric Association outlines four diagnostic criteria for anorexia. The first is refusal to maintain body weight. The second is intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even though underweight. The third is denial of the seriousness of low body weight. The fourth is in postmenarcheal females, amenorrhea, for example the absence of at least three consecutive menstrual cycles.
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Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder that causes people to intentionally starve themselves or severely restrict their food intake. Anorexia usually occurs at the time of puberty and involves extreme weight loss. People who have this disorder have a fear of becoming overweight even though they are 15% below the average weight. Many causes of anorexia show that they adhere to strict exercise routines to keep off weight, 90% of all anorexics are women.
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Anorexic: this word is an adjective, a label, and to some, a lifestyle. Medically speaking, it is someone who suffers from the deadly and heartbreaking disease, Anorexia Nervosa. This term translates to “nervous loss of appetite”, but anyone who has battled through this sickness is aware how that is anything but true. Eating disorder patients do not, in fact, lose their appetite; there is more to it than that. Many perceive eating disorders as a choice to be thin, a diet, or a cry for attention; they do not see the mental destruction going on inside of the mind. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, yet only 30% of people fully recover (ANAD). The general mindset that society has about eating disorders walks hand in hand with these statistics, slowing down any advances patients may be able to make. Eating disorder patients are not getting proper treatment because of ignorant misconceptions about the illness.
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People with anorexia see themselves as overweight, even when they have starved themselves and are malnourished. They become obsessed with their weight control, weighing themselves continuously throughout the day; they become very self-conscious of what they eat and limit themselves to small meals or eat only certain
Anorexia nervosa is a possible life-threatening eating disorder in which the people starve themselves through restriction of food in order to be thin. Symptoms of people suffering from anorexia nervosa are having a weight that is less than eighty-five percent of what is considered normal for their age and weight, an illogical fear of gaining weight, a distorted perception of self-image and body, and a lack of menstruation. Additionally, women who suffer from anorexia nervosa are obsessed with their body weight, weighing themselves, looking at themselves in the mirror, and exercising. Individuals with anorexia nervosa have a distorted perception of their body because even when they are thin they view themselves as too fat. They never think they are thin enough. Anorexia nervosa usually begins in the early to middle adolescent years to predominantly non-Latina White females. On the other hand, Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder in which the person goes on an eating binge and then purges. While people with anorexia essentially hate food, people with bulimia are preoccupied with it. Moreover, while anorexics appear to be unhealthy, bulimia is usually difficult to detect in individuals because they typically fall within normal weight range. Similar to anorexics, bulimics have a strong fear of becoming overweight, feel depressed or anxious, and have a distorted body
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by weight loss: having difficulties maintaining an appropriate body weight for height, age, and stature this is due to having a distorted body image in an individual's mind. People with anorexia restrict the number of calories and the types of food they eat. They count calories for each food item that is on their plate. Some people also exercise compulsively, purge:vomiting and take laxatives, and/or binge eat. Anorexia has two subcategories, avoidant-restrictive subtype, and a binge-purge subtype
Anorexia nervosa, often referred to simply as anorexia, is an eating disorder characterized by low weight, fear of gaining weight, and a strong desire to be thin, resulting in food restriction. Many people with anorexia see themselves as overweight even though they are in fact underweight.
The predominant symptoms of this illness include; a refusal to maintain a normal body weight, a preoccupation with a perfect body image, an excruciating fear of gaining weight and amenorrhea (absence of three consecutive menstrual cycles.) It’s a fallacy that eating disorders are entirely about being thin and looking good. In fact, eating disorders are severe psychological disorders that require professional intervention. People with eating disorders may portray their lives as being picture-perfect; when, truly, they are the ones who hide all the anguish and misery in that façade. Certainly, not everyone who aims to lose weight develops an eating disorder. There are various underlying factors that contribute to the development of Anorexia nervosa.
Anorexia Nervosa has three Diagnostic Criteria. One is refusal to maintain body weight at or above normal. The other is, intense fear of becoming fat, even though under average weight. The last one is, Disturbance in the way in which one’s body weight or shape is experienced, undue influence of body weight or shape on self- evaluation, or denial of the seriousness of low body weight (Long 15).
Jean Morrow once stated “I am forever engaged in a silent battle in my head over whether to lift the fork to my mouth, and when I talk myself into doing so, I taste only shame” Often time’s the general public view an eating disorder, is lackluster in the thoughts of deciding not to intake calories, fat or other “harmful” nutrients to our bodies. People also believe that eating disorders are most often found in females between the ages of 16 and 25. However, eating disorders are much more than a lack of healthy eating for anyone. Males and females have been diagnosed with these harmful diseases between the ages of five and ninety-five years old. The struggles include but is not limited to problems with extreme thoughts, emotions and behaviors,