What is Anorexia Nervosa? Anorexia Nervosa is a type of eating disorder that is life threatening due to an extreme amount of body weight loss. Anorexia is viewed as a mental disorder characterized by behaviors which its results produce underweight (Hebebrand & Bulik, 2011). The exact cause of anorexia is still unidentified, nonetheless, this disorder can run in the family. A young woman with a sibling who has an eating disorder are more probable to develop this disorder (Agras, 2010). If a person has anorexia does not mean they will experience the same indications and behavior as others with the same illness. A person with this disorder may have anxiety of gaining weight, even if they are malnourished. They may reject food even when they are
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The reason is achieving the cultural goal of material success is to take the image of what society portrays to the world of being thin, in order for a person to be successful. They have to take on the image of those who are on the front page of magazines, and television shows in order for them to make money and to be able to live the good life. They would have all the things they see their role models have such as cars, nice clothes, and jewelry. Anomie occur when a person goes on a diet and are asked to orient their behavior toward the prospect of those in the media. At the same time they are being stigmatized and not accepted by members of the society. Those with an eating disorder could be seen as accepting ritualism adaptation they reject the goals but not the means. An individual working to lose weight by less intake of food, but has no hope of being accepted by society now because of their mental disorder. They yet continue to show the appearance of losing …show more content…
It can lead to death if it is left untreated. Anorexia affects mostly white young adults, but do not discriminate against race, gender. The socio-cultural have an influence on young adults to achieve the image of being thin. Family, and peers play a role in the influence of individual with this mental disorder. The media is what has the biggest influence on individuals to take on the image of those shown on the television, in the newspaper or even in magazines. Anorexia is not a choice that people take on or can be solved by just eating food. Stigma plays a big role which can cause an individual to hide their illness, take on more stress. Anorexia can lead to emotional response which can lead to suicide, which is the most common way of death. A mental disorder is controlled by the concepts of the social learning theory, attachment, suicide and anomie. Anorexia is a learned behavior that can have a positive or negative reinforcement. Anorexia can be treated through cognitive -behavioral therapy and family therapy. I never knew that anorexia was this serious and people always joke about this mental disorder because the way they look. We as members of society have to be careful of what we say because we never know what is going on in a person’s
The reason is achieving the cultural goal of material success is to take the image of what society portrays to the world of being thin, in order for a person to be successful. They have to take on the image of those who are on the front page of magazines, and television shows in order for them to make money and to be able to live the good life. They would have all the things they see their role models have such as cars, nice clothes, and jewelry. Anomie occur when a person goes on a diet and are asked to orient their behavior toward the prospect of those in the media. At the same time they are being stigmatized and not accepted by members of the society. Those with an eating disorder could be seen as accepting ritualism adaptation they reject the goals but not the means. An individual working to lose weight by less intake of food, but has no hope of being accepted by society now because of their mental disorder. They yet continue to show the appearance of losing …show more content…
It can lead to death if it is left untreated. Anorexia affects mostly white young adults, but do not discriminate against race, gender. The socio-cultural have an influence on young adults to achieve the image of being thin. Family, and peers play a role in the influence of individual with this mental disorder. The media is what has the biggest influence on individuals to take on the image of those shown on the television, in the newspaper or even in magazines. Anorexia is not a choice that people take on or can be solved by just eating food. Stigma plays a big role which can cause an individual to hide their illness, take on more stress. Anorexia can lead to emotional response which can lead to suicide, which is the most common way of death. A mental disorder is controlled by the concepts of the social learning theory, attachment, suicide and anomie. Anorexia is a learned behavior that can have a positive or negative reinforcement. Anorexia can be treated through cognitive -behavioral therapy and family therapy. I never knew that anorexia was this serious and people always joke about this mental disorder because the way they look. We as members of society have to be careful of what we say because we never know what is going on in a person’s