Richard Morton: Credited with the first medical description of anorexia nervosa in 1689 • Louis-Victor Marcé: Described a patient with anorexia nervosa in 1859 and claimed it to be a psychiatric disorder • Sir William Gull: Coined the term “anorexia nervosa” • Walter Freeman: Performed frontal lobotomies to “treat” women who were suffering from anorexia nervosa Eating Disorder Diagnostic Criteria from DSM IV-TR: 307.1 Anorexia Nervosa • Refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally
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• Monitor for suicidal tendencies, it is a common complication from anorexia and safety of the client is important • Assess for GI issues, constipation may occur, also bloating or nausea may become a complication that may need medical help • Assess for other mental disorders such as depression, personality disorder, OCD, or alcohol/drug abuse; as it is common for clients suffering from anorexia to also have other mental disorders as well. • Assess for malnourishment, make sure that
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influences have traditionally been thought of as the leading cause of disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. However, this explanation alone doesn’t seem sufficient. We are all exposed to the same “thin is in” messaging and to live in a westernized society more or less means residing in a virtually inescapable landscape that pushes thinness as a valuable possession. Yet, anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa affect only an estimated 0.3 to 0.7 percent, and 1.7 to 2.5 percent, respectively
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The eating disorders—anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and eating disorder NOS, which includes binge eating disorder—are actually entities or syndromes and are not considered to be specific diseases. It is not known if they share a common cause and pathology; therefore, it is more appropriate to conceptualize them as syndromes on the basis of the cluster of symptoms they present to be specific diseases. It is not known if they share a common cause and pathology; therefore, it is more appropriate
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September 2014 Anorexia and Bulimia Introduction: I. Opening: Maintaining a certain weight can be hard to do. But trying to gain it can be even harder. II. Thesis: Anorexia Nervosa is a lack or loss of appetite for food, or can be emotional by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat. III. Preview: I’ll be telling you some details about anorexia, and comparing it to bulimia. A. What anorexia nervosa is B. Comparing it to bulimia C. Treatment for anorexia Body
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Anorexia in Adolescence Felicia N. Hill Columbus Technical College Author Note This paper was prepared for Introductory Psychology 1101 taught by Professor Cyrus. Abstract Bizarre, devastating, and baffling are three words that describe the anorexia nervosa disease. By definition, anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder in which a normal-weight person diets and becomes significantly underweight, yet, still feeling fat, continue to starve themselves. People with this disorder are suppressing
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abnormalities tend to have no control over their eating habits. People who have hormonal abnormalities tend to have unlevel amounts of hormones related hunger. Bulimia nervosa is linked to low hormone amount of the hormones that suppress appetite cause the individual to feel excessively hungry. The reverse is the case for anorexia nervosa. Endorphins play a key role in the body’s feelings of pleasure and people who suffer from eating disorders tend to have endorphins secreted when they are completed
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Teenage Anorexia “Nothing tastes as good as thin feels” – Kate Moss, model It is unfortunate that this statement was ever made but the sad truth is that much of the modern world truly believes that being waifish is more important than being healthy. The culture of the modern world has spent decades idolizing high-end fashion models that are 6’00” tall and skin and bones. This image pollutes the mind of the teenager and begins to manifest a disorder in teens that cannot handle their own body image
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Definicion: Qué es la Anorexia Nerviosa? Anorexia nervosa o anorexia nerviosa quiere decir literalmente, falta de alimentación. Aunque frecuentemente se menciona la pérdida del apetito, ésta raras veces está presente. La anorexia se presenta principalmente en mujeres jóvenes entre los 11 y los 25 años de edad, aunque no es exclusiva de este rango de edad. Una de las características más frecuentes de este problema es la preocupación excesiva por la figura corporal y un temor muy importante a subir
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Content * What is anorexia nervosa?(Monique) * Who becomes anorexic?(Monique) * Anorexia nervosa causes and risk factors? (Christion) * Major risk factors for anorexia nervosa(Vanity) * How many people suffer from this disease and what causes it? (Vanity) * What should I do if I think someone I know has anorexia?(vanity) * Anorexic food behavior signs and symptoms(janive) * * Anorexic appearance and body image signs and symptoms(janive) * * Purging signs
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