This paper examines published articles to explore the different types of mental disorders including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Binge eating. An evaluation has been placed to view the exhibition criteria of the mental disorder. The articles suggest treatments, causes and variant hypothesis as well as information regarding the eating disorders. Differences between Anorexia, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge eating have also been explored. In context eating disorders are a dysfunctional approach to alimentation that generates medical and mental conditions.
Keywords: Anorexia Bulimia Binge Eating Food Weight Disorder Behavior
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS: MAJOR TYPES OF EATING DISORDERS AND
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS, FINDINGS, AND IMPLICATIONS
Numerous studies have been conducted on various …show more content…
Anorexia Nervosa (AN) which is often just called Anorexia, is a disorder characterized by very low weight, a constant fear of gaining even a small amount of weight and having a distorted perception of their body where the person sees an obese person in the mirror while they are extremely underweight. There are two main types of anorexia, one form of the disorder is by restricting food intake to lose weight. Another form of the disorder is the binge eating and then purging. The purge is done by either vomiting the food or misusing laxatives. This could be confused with Bulimia nervosa, the distinction between both involves the individual’s weight. An individual with Bulimia nervosa is normally at a normal weight and in some cases, be overweight while anorexics are often underweight with a [BMI] < 17.5 (Wilson, 2005, p. 199). People with Anorexia typically have a fear of gaining weight and often have a psychological obsession of the caloric and fat content of food often leading to restriction behaviors such as binging and purging food, excessive exercising activities and using diuretics and
Keywords: Anorexia Bulimia Binge Eating Food Weight Disorder Behavior
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS: MAJOR TYPES OF EATING DISORDERS AND
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS, FINDINGS, AND IMPLICATIONS
Numerous studies have been conducted on various …show more content…
Anorexia Nervosa (AN) which is often just called Anorexia, is a disorder characterized by very low weight, a constant fear of gaining even a small amount of weight and having a distorted perception of their body where the person sees an obese person in the mirror while they are extremely underweight. There are two main types of anorexia, one form of the disorder is by restricting food intake to lose weight. Another form of the disorder is the binge eating and then purging. The purge is done by either vomiting the food or misusing laxatives. This could be confused with Bulimia nervosa, the distinction between both involves the individual’s weight. An individual with Bulimia nervosa is normally at a normal weight and in some cases, be overweight while anorexics are often underweight with a [BMI] < 17.5 (Wilson, 2005, p. 199). People with Anorexia typically have a fear of gaining weight and often have a psychological obsession of the caloric and fat content of food often leading to restriction behaviors such as binging and purging food, excessive exercising activities and using diuretics and