Anorexia And Bulimia Nervosa Case Study

Anorexia and bulimia nervosa are sensitive topics that can be continuously avoided because of the damage that it can cause to a person and their relatives. A person who suffers from this eating disorder does not only cause themselves physical painful days, but it contributes to mental instability due to the constant changes they want to make to their body. This article discusses what anorexia and bulimia nervosa mean and how if affects people; these disorders affect females and males, however women and girls have a higher risk of a 95%. The disorders lead to high rate of mortality because people want to constantly control their bodies in order to maintain a perfect weight. According to the article, eating disorders have not decreased through …show more content…
The article also mentions how some of the women that were part of the study were not diagnosed with eating disorders even though they met the DSM-IV criteria. This is concerning because some of them reached out for help, however they did not get the help they needed in order to overcome this issue. The participants admitted that their eating disorders were encouraged and initiated by friends and other people close to them. Many people want to be part of social groups and feel accepted that is why they can start eating disorders because they want to feel approved by their social circles. People are in constant diets believing that they will not look good for others if they do not lose weight and maintain thin. In the study it was stated that 5 out of 6 women did not receive medical help and they continued to engaged in activities that altered their eating habits. People do not see that they have a problem instead support each other by not eating and practicing excessive exercise regimens and crucial diets to lose weight. One of the participants shared her how her eating disorders started and how she had constant worried to be thin at the age of 12, but did not start anorexia until the age of 16. The major issue of anorexia is the encouragement and the influence people have in one another some will go through …show more content…
People mentioned that the encouragement of how beautiful they are without having to worry about their weight makes them realized they do not have to change. People feel like they are not good enough and want to control every pound they gain and lose because they want to be accepted by everyone. Some start at a young age because their parents criticized how they look and because they have so much respect they want to achieve what other people want, but they hurt themselves trying to be that person their families or friends want them to be. I really enjoyed this article because sometimes we forget the influence we have in people and how important it is to think of what we say because a small comment can cause someone to dislike who they are. The article concluded that the women who participated in the study were able to recover because they found sources that made feel worth it and accepted by