Amber is that kind of girl who gets along with everyone and has many friends. She always seems happy, but when lunch time comes, she tries very hard to avoid the cafeteria. Amber spends every lunch period in the library finishing homework. Her friends want to eat with her and ask why she won’t eat. So why doesn’t Amber go to lunch? What’s wrong with her? Amber has an eating disorder called Anorexia Nervosa. Her mind tells her she doesn’t need food, she has a distorted vision of her body. Some people would say that Amber just wants attention, but an eating disorder should be treated as a mental disorder. Through advancements in medical technology and research, one can now see how an eating disorder is directly linked to a mental disorder.
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The genetic inheritance of eating disorders does not come directly from one genes, but the association between multiple genes, each having their small influence, they can be non-inherent genetic factors as well. There is strong evidence that points to children living in a family with someone that has an eating disorder is prone to have one themselves. Eating disorders can be a psychological factor such as, perfectionism, obsessive compulsive disorder, low self-esteem, and a negative outlook on things. Specific personality traits can be interchangeable between each eating disorder, therefore it can be difficult to know the differences between the psychological causes from the effects. Socio-cultural factors also play a role in the building of an eating disorder. Socio- cultural influences play more of a role to the women who take to heart the look of ‘beauty’ and the culturally perceived image of the perfect body and in men that see the ideal muscular body pressed by …show more content…
During the psychological therapy, the patient needs to meet ends with the forces causing the disorder and live fully with food and him or herself. There are two forms of Psychological treatment; inpatient, where the patient is hospitalized or placed in a treatment center. There he or she can get professional care with doctors watching over, inpatient care is used for eating disorders that are causing severe problems that may be life threatening. The other option is outpatient, where the individual is helped to recovery by occasional doctors meeting, but mainly group or family therapy. Support groups are aimed to help individuals by letting their feelings and stories out for other people to look on and help each other. The exact treatment or an individual may vary depending on the severity or health
Eating …show more content…
The genetic inheritance of eating disorders does not come directly from one genes, but the association between multiple genes, each having their small influence, they can be non-inherent genetic factors as well. There is strong evidence that points to children living in a family with someone that has an eating disorder is prone to have one themselves. Eating disorders can be a psychological factor such as, perfectionism, obsessive compulsive disorder, low self-esteem, and a negative outlook on things. Specific personality traits can be interchangeable between each eating disorder, therefore it can be difficult to know the differences between the psychological causes from the effects. Socio-cultural factors also play a role in the building of an eating disorder. Socio- cultural influences play more of a role to the women who take to heart the look of ‘beauty’ and the culturally perceived image of the perfect body and in men that see the ideal muscular body pressed by …show more content…
During the psychological therapy, the patient needs to meet ends with the forces causing the disorder and live fully with food and him or herself. There are two forms of Psychological treatment; inpatient, where the patient is hospitalized or placed in a treatment center. There he or she can get professional care with doctors watching over, inpatient care is used for eating disorders that are causing severe problems that may be life threatening. The other option is outpatient, where the individual is helped to recovery by occasional doctors meeting, but mainly group or family therapy. Support groups are aimed to help individuals by letting their feelings and stories out for other people to look on and help each other. The exact treatment or an individual may vary depending on the severity or health