Melanie is at a huge risk of getting an eating disorder the same as her mother, Georgia. There is a high connection between “Loneliness and Eating Disorders.” Her emotional development can be negatively impacted if she does get an eating disorder. Martha Peaslee wrote, “Loneliness, boredom, stress, … contributed to overeating and vomiting…purging helped them deal with unpleasant emotions, with the hurt of being laughed at” (p. 245). Kids get bullied for being overweight or seem anorexic in elementary through high school. Melanie may be at risk of feeling these emotions and other if this issue is not …show more content…
Before the intervention there was a “106.29 ± 16.5” problem based on the “Behavioral Pediatric Feeding Assessment Scale,” but after the intervention, there was a drastic decrease in feeding issues. The after intervention column showed an approximate “55.96 ± 7.58” frequency in problems (p. 156). The food refusal decreased as well. The frequency score before the intervention was approximate “.207” and after the intervention, it decreased to “.185.” (p. 157). Both Georgia and Melanie should be referred to therapy so Georgia can gain training and help Melanie eat solid food. This intervention may as well help Georgia. The questioner before the intervention included questions, “[asking] explicitly about “spitting out foods,” “vomiting during meals,” “refuses to swallow,” and “problems chewing.” It is likely that the significant correlation is due to this homology between items on the two different questionnaires” (p.