Anorexia nervosa

Abstract Anorexia nervosa (AN) is an eating disorder where a person is overly occupied with their weight and body shape, so much so one has a fear of gaining weight. This article displays a case study of a patient with anorexia nervosa (Jacobi, Hayward, de Zwaan, Kraemer, Agras, 2008). In this case an adolescent female of 16 is presented with anorexia nervosa and mild depression. The patient met the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa and is undergoing the various patterns to display…

Anorexia is one of the most common causes of deaths among young women around the ages of fifteen to twenty-four. Anorexia affects many girls throughout their high school experience and statistics have shown forty to sixty percent of high school girls diet, attempting to reach this idea of perfection. Anorexia was formally diagnosed in 1874, and observations of the symptoms go back as far as 300 years ago. Anorexia, also known as Anorexia Nervosa, is the will to not eat. Anorexia Nervosa…

Anorexia Nervosa Katrina Venta PSY 102 Professor Stommel March 26, 2016 Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder that is plaguing the lives of many people. The book states that anorexia nervosa is, "characterized by self-induced starvation and excessive weight loss, to the point that the individual weighs more than 15% below his/her expected healthy body weight. This disorder has the potential to become life-threatening as the resulting malnutrition poses a number of serious health…

Case Study: Valerie Gaspard and Anorexia Nervosa (AN) Case Study The case study will discuss a 20-year-old single black female client, Valerie Gaspard, who is suffering restricting type of Anorexia Nervosa (AN). In this paper, this author will discuss this case and analyze Valerie’s symptoms and diagnosis. In addition, this author will demonstrate evidence-based treatments and talk about potential challenges in therapy. Symptoms and Diagnosis This section will show a description of Valerie’s…

December 2014 Anorexia In the world today, celebrities and models are often looked up too by people of this generation. The way they act, look, and how the media portrays them influences so many people. It’s making people believe the only way you are going to be pretty is if you are thin. This causes many serious problems and disorders. Many people get this image in their head of what they are “suppose” to look like which causes them to live and eat differently. Anorexia nervosa is very…

Anorexia Nervosa is a disorder marked by the pursuit of extreme thinness and by extreme weight loss. According to the DSM-5, a diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa is made when an individual purposely takes in too little nourishment, resulting in body weight which is very low and below that of other people of similar age and gender. The individual is also very fearful of gaining weight, or repeatedly seeks to prevent weight gain despite low body weight (Comer, 2015). Nina’s life is driven by her…

Martinez Language Art Mrs. Pettit 6June 2015 Anorexia is a Bad Thing! “Anorexia is the third most common chronic illness among adolescents”, stated by Tabitha Farrar. Mrs. Farrar was one of the victims that had suffered from anorexia. Anorexia nervosa is also referred to anorexia. It a eating disorder that is characterized by a low weight, fear of gaining weight, and a really strong desire to be thin. People with anorexia see their self as overweight. Anorexia is an eating disorder that can be…

condition. Whether it is anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or binge eating disorder. Anorexia nervosa is categorized as an eating disorder that is unable to maintain the body in a healthy weight. Bulimia…

more emotional pain than physical pain. However, anorexia nervosa is a psychological illness with devastating physical consequences. There are two types of anorexia nervosa: restricting the amounts of food and binge-eating with purging. In fact, anorexia nervosa is a condition that can be fatal. Without treatment up to 20% of people with serious eating disorders like anorexia nervosa die. [1] With treatment only 2-3% of people with anorexia nervosa die, demonstrating just how effective…

One of the main eating disorders is anorexia nervosa, also known just as anorexia. "Every sixty two minutes at least one person dies as a direct result from an eating disorder" (Eating Disorder Statistics 2). Anorexia is a specific eating disorder where people become so obsessed with being and looking skinny that they lose so much weight until the point when their body cannot take it anymore. Anorexia is an extremely dangerous disorder that causes high risks to one's health, resulting in years…