Those who are categorized to have anorexia nervosa will exhibit symptoms such as having an intense fear of becoming overweight and having an altered view of what a proper weight and body image should look like. The victims of this disorder believe nothing is ever good enough and they strive for what they consider to be perfection. They see many things in the world as potential to put them at risk for gaining weight. They live a life of constant self-paranoia. Usually with this disorder the person will start off as vaguely overweight or even at a normal weight, however when a significant event takes place in the person’s everyday life, such as a separation from loved ones or sexual abuse, it can lead to an abnormal desire to lose weight
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In the article, “Causes and Recovery in Anorexia Nervosa: The Patient’s Perspective”, it was found from the study that over one-third of the patients reported family issues as a leading factor to their development of anorexia nervosa (Tozzi et al., 2002, 148). In addition to this fact, a person who has a personality that is predisposed to obsessionality, perfectionism, and low self-esteem has a higher chance of developing anorexia nervosa (Tozzi et al., 2002, 144). Overall, the cause of anorexia nervosa in a patient determines how they are going to turn their life around and start gaining healthy weight back and keeping …show more content…
He was living in Iraq and was surrounded by a stable and successful family, which is surprisingly common to many patients diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. Like many cases, MR started out with his peers, “teasing him about his plumpness and greedy appetite” (Younis & Ali, 2012, par. 5). He started reducing his food intake and stopped eating high-caloric foods; eventually his diet consisted of, “a cup of yogurt and pieces of cucumber” (Younis & Ali, 2012, par. 5). Inevitably, his condition worsened as he started getting epigastric pains inducing vomiting, which resulted in his admittance to the hospital where he was administered, “multivitamins, anti-emetics and anti-spasmodics, but without improvement” (Younis & Ali, 2012, par. 5). He was given many tests while hospitalized, and a very common attribute to his disorder, was that MR indicated that he saw his body as normal shaped and denied that it was abnormal. Due to the initial treatment’s lack of effect in his second visit to the hospital, MR was given, “oral cephalosporin 250mg qds to treat his urinary infection…20mg daily dose of fluoxetine to treat his depressed mood and food-related obsessions. A 5mg nightly dose of olanzapine to resolve distorted thoughts about his body image and promote sedation” (Younis & Ali, 2012, par. 9). After three weeks of
In the article, “Causes and Recovery in Anorexia Nervosa: The Patient’s Perspective”, it was found from the study that over one-third of the patients reported family issues as a leading factor to their development of anorexia nervosa (Tozzi et al., 2002, 148). In addition to this fact, a person who has a personality that is predisposed to obsessionality, perfectionism, and low self-esteem has a higher chance of developing anorexia nervosa (Tozzi et al., 2002, 144). Overall, the cause of anorexia nervosa in a patient determines how they are going to turn their life around and start gaining healthy weight back and keeping …show more content…
He was living in Iraq and was surrounded by a stable and successful family, which is surprisingly common to many patients diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. Like many cases, MR started out with his peers, “teasing him about his plumpness and greedy appetite” (Younis & Ali, 2012, par. 5). He started reducing his food intake and stopped eating high-caloric foods; eventually his diet consisted of, “a cup of yogurt and pieces of cucumber” (Younis & Ali, 2012, par. 5). Inevitably, his condition worsened as he started getting epigastric pains inducing vomiting, which resulted in his admittance to the hospital where he was administered, “multivitamins, anti-emetics and anti-spasmodics, but without improvement” (Younis & Ali, 2012, par. 5). He was given many tests while hospitalized, and a very common attribute to his disorder, was that MR indicated that he saw his body as normal shaped and denied that it was abnormal. Due to the initial treatment’s lack of effect in his second visit to the hospital, MR was given, “oral cephalosporin 250mg qds to treat his urinary infection…20mg daily dose of fluoxetine to treat his depressed mood and food-related obsessions. A 5mg nightly dose of olanzapine to resolve distorted thoughts about his body image and promote sedation” (Younis & Ali, 2012, par. 9). After three weeks of