Anorexia Nervosa Research Paper

Eating disorders affect many people every day. Overcoming eating disorders can be a very difficult task for the people it affects. Anorexia Nervosa is a serious, deadly eating disorder that several people are diagnosed with every year, especially females. Women are seven to ten times more likely to develop an eating disorder than men. What would make someone want to go to the extent to starve themselves to lose weight? There are many reasons why people with Anorexia Nervosa refuse their bodies to eat. Treating the psychological disorder can be a very difficult task, but it is important to help people get back to a normal, healthy life. My belief is that anorexia nervosa is a social problem and actions should be taken to prevent this disease from its continuance.
What is Anorexia Nervosa? Anorexia Nervosa translated means “a nervous loss of appetite”. It is a psychological disorder that causes people to starve themselves. According to Doctor W. Stewart, it is “a relatively rare disorder characterized by marked weight loss, an intense fear of gaining weight, disturbance in the experience of body shape, and lack of menstruation”. When a person with Anorexia Nervosa looks in the mirror, he or she sees themselves being fat. Usually these victims have a massive amount of anxiety, even when gaining a single pound. This disease is very serious and occurs when a person tries to maintain their weight in the boundaries of fifteen percent of a normal body weight. Anorexia Nervosa can be life threatening if not stopped soon enough. Someone with Anorexia Nervosa has a huge fear of gaining weight and has a distorted body image of themselves by thinking they are overweight. Often times the people will deny that they have a problem, and it will t...

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...when a patient first goes to the doctor to get help they may need to be hospitalized due to malnutrition or suicidal thoughts. The nutritionist or dietitian will then teach the patient how to eat healthy again and put them on a healthy eating plan. Counseling is very helpful method to treat Anorexia Nervosa and is very recommended.
Anorexia Nervosa is a very serious disease that affects many people around the world. There are many causes and reasons why people want to be very thin. They want to look like their role-models on television or in their favorite movies. Anorexia Nervosa usually affects young women in their teenage years when going through puberty. People need to learn to except that they are beautiful even if they are not stick thin, and that it matters more on character than on appearance. Anorexia Nervosa is a very serious and possibly deadly disease.