Q1 The Simon Gittany Murder Case features an intimate femicide. This is evident in how the perpetrator, Gittany, behaved and how he treated his partner, Lisa Harnum, prior to her death. Intimate femicide almost always consists of the perpetrator being possessive and controlling of his partner, and also features a sudden outburst of rage before the homicide takes place. Both of these factors occurred in the case, and were thus referred to domestic violence.…
In Leaving Jetty Road, author Rebecca Burton tells the story of three teenage girls and their final year of high school in modern day Australia. One of these girls is Lise, a strong-willed, independent, dedicated student with a distorted sense of self-worth. After years of comparing herself to her free-spirited, sociable sister Terri, she begins to develop unhealthy habits, like excessive exercise and limiting the amount of carbohydrates she eats. These habits eventually lead to an eating disorder. Throughout the book Lise’s disorder worsens and she battles with her friends and family on whether or not she needs help.…
Born in Brooklyn in 1927, Jean Nidetch was an Jewish American who struggled much with her diet growing up as a kid, as well as an adult. In the process of exploring and trying numerous types of dieting pills, diets, and obesity clinics. Desperately struggling and doing everything she possibly can to lose weight she gave her best hope for the clinics to aid her in losing the weight that she needs to lose. Jean tried the dieting, but still find herself getting off track with her late night cheat meals, making her feel embarrassed as she went to the meetings to discuss her progress.…
I had previously seen the clip of Ellen Page talking about coming out on the Ellen show, but this time I had a different perception as our class was talking about confession. With the concept of confession at the back of my mind, I was more critical of the clip than when I first watched. While the video itself didn’t include the confession, the main part was discussing the aftermath and consequences of the confession. However, that forces me to think how would the confession have been different if it took place on the Ellen show? Context such as setting and time are huge factors in expression of a confession and with the consequences.…
The entire key thing is they lost their emotional insecure. Anorexia frequently appears when people with these features face stressful or some major changes in life, such as a painful breakup and social trends. Anorexia develops when a person concerns about life into his or her eating patterns and harmful weight loss. According from Amanda’s article “Anorexia must not be represented in ways that make it appealing. ”—this mean source should not publish most trendy photographs since anorexia is surely not identical with…
A final piece to understanding the link between eating disorders and child abuse is trauma itself. “Children and Trauma” by Cynthia Monahon explains how childhood trauma affects mental development, which connects back to the correlation between body-image and PTSD. Important aspects of trauma include: experiences, sources, and signs of trauma. Not only are these aspects reviewed in the book, but also in an article by Annika Lejonclou. “Variants of Potentially Traumatizing Life Events in Eating Disorder Patients” builds a bridge between Monahon’s ideas and eating disorders.…
I stumbled upon Ana’s path, July 27th, 2012. “Come darling, I have a secret to spill. Here is a bargain, in trade for your will. Do what I tell you and you will succeed, in trade of you giving your life to me. Yes!…
This book also tells in graphic detail how a character dies from complications caused by her bulimia. The way the author describes the two characters’ battles with mental illness is confronting and shocking, but it is the truth. This book exposes what living with an eating disorder is really like. It can be used to make people realise the extreme health risks that come with restricting food intake, binge eating and…
Eating disorders cause a detrimental impact on those effected, however, they have become a wide spread phenomenon in modern society, especially among females because of an exaggerated focus on body image. Media has shaped a society in which an eating disorder can easily be developed due to the obsession with being skinny and how access to this information has become so easily distributed. The consumption of media has become highly prevalent in society due to the continuing developments of modern technology. In turn, media has become more accessible than ever, causing certain negative factors to arise, such as an unhealthy mentality concerning body image. Main stream, American media, in particular, is riddled with the over repetition and commonplace image of a thin woman which causes the circulation of the belief that a woman must be skinny to be considered attractive.…
Willow Weep for Me: A Black Women’s Journey through Depression In the book Willow Weep for Me, Danquah (1998), who is a Ghanian-born immigrant and single mother, describes her episodes with clinical depression. As a writer and a poet, she discusses the experiences that lead to her mental illness, such as family, culture, abuse, abandonment and poverty. In addition, she explains the costs of living with depression, including: unhealthy relationships, broken friendships, an unfinished college education and broken careers. Her memoir speaks about the experiences that many African American women who suffer with clinical depression face in their communities and with mental health professionals.…
For this writing assignment, I watched the documentary Thin, a film that gives a glance inside of what it is like to live with an eating disorder and what the recovery is like. After watching this eye-opening documentary, my views on eating disorders have drastically changed. In this reaction paper, I will express my reactions to the film as well as take a look at the American Psychological Association’s criteria for eating disorders and how they apply to the patients in the film. There were two eating disorders that were apparent in the film that we also covered in class. The first bulimia nervosa, an eating disorder characterized by binge eating and followed by purging and other methods of losing weight.…
I never realized how an eating disorder can really affect someone’s life. Hearing about eating disorders, and reading statics pale in comparison to watching this documentary. It took me inside the lives of the women in the community center. They also made me focus in on the four women clients in the documentary. They all were dealing with an eating disorder, but had different problems which made it unique.…
Like every child, I went through the ubiquitous “why” stage where I posed this question even to the smallest, most mundane events of life. Filled with genuine curiosity and fascination, I desired to understand the ornate workings of the world. Unlike the majority of children, however, I did not lose this fervor and drive to find answers. This inquisitiveness laid the foundation for my interest in research work. Growing up, my family placed a tremendous emphasis on health, fitness, and nutrition.…
Many may think eating disorders are not a problem, or many may think that we should look beyond eating disorders. They are a problem of our time and could be for a long time. In fact, “In the United States, 20 million women and 10 million men suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder at some time in their life, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, or an eating disorder not otherwise specified” (Wade, Keski-Rahkonen, & Hudson, 2011). It is a huge issue as to what causes these eating disorders or why people just won’t stop. The causes are one of the most important steps as to getting starting to one of these eating habits, and this bad habits can lead to a devastating outcome on one’s body.…
There are better ways to living to 100. Most experts say that it is a must to change everything about what diet you have. While some say it does not matter what you eat as long as you try to keep working out. Doing Just working out does not help if there is not a proper diet, but if there is proper diet does not mean one does not have to work out which is essential for health.…