Anorexia

“Go online yourself, have a look. Every parent and teacher needs to know that "thinspiration" sites are dangerous. They glamorise anorexia, they promote photogenic waif-like models and starvation, and ignore the breadth and misery of eating disorders. Anorexia is not photogenic or glamorous, not from the inside.” (Emma Woolf) There are many pro-anorexia and pro-bulimia websites that will offer tips on how to avoid food and some will even suggest posting a few "inspirational" photos of your…

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…

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are both eating disorders featuring lack of self-control. Functionally, anorexia nervosa seems to be excessive control regarding caloric intake; however, there is a lack in keeping a balanced diet. Conversely, bulimia nervosa leads to episodes of bingeing and purging. In either case, there is a fundamental emotional rift and a possible underlying mood or personality disorder; someone battling anorexia may alternately battle bulimia also. Whatever the…

Anorexia Nervosa, or simply Anorexia, is an eating disorder distinguished by unusually low body weight, along with extreme fear and anxiety about gaining weight and a distorted observation of their own weight. These individuals go so far as restricting how much food they consume, monitoring calorie intake and even using enemas, diuretics, laxatives or other dietary weight loss aids. It is important to know that this condition even though this condition appears to be about food, it is more…

“A person with anorexia nervosa typically weighs no more than 85% of the expected weight for the person’s age, height, and sex, and in some cases much less.” There are many methods one might use to control their weight; however, anorexia is one of the most well-known to affect men and women. In order to fully understand anorexia, it is important to understand what it is, some of the symptoms, and treatment options. Anorexia nervosa, better known as anorexia, is a well known eating disorder.…

Prevention Since Anorexia Nervosa usually affects adolescent girls most of the prevention programs we currently have are catered to teenage girls. These programs focus on helping to raise self-esteem and self-image while also educating these young women about anorexia nervosa. In a study conducted in 2010, the researchers went into several middle schools and high schools to teach a course about anorexia nervosa. They did this as a way to educate adolescent girls about this eating disorder…

people 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…

situations. One-way people negatively cope is via Anorexia. This is usually a subconscious effort. Someone who becomes extremely obsessive with these concepts may develop an eating disorder called Anorexia Nervosa. Anorexia can be a very complicated eating disorder with many symptoms and causes but treatment can be as complex as the disorder. To understand the causes and the treatments of anorexia, a person must know what the disorder is. Anorexia is a psychological disorder where the suffer…

Anorexia Nervosa is not a new disease by any means. It was already being written about in medical literature by 1874, and there have been clear examples of women fasting throughout history (Pieri and Campbell). Despite this fact, researchers and doctors still are unsure of the exact cause of Anorexia. As time goes on though, more and more research is being conducted to figure out the cause. Some researchers believe that certain people can be more likely to develop Anorexia based on certain risk…

“Up to thirty million people of all ages and genders suffer from an eating disorder. Also, Anorexia Nervosa has the highest mortality rate out of all mental illnesses.”(“ANAD”). In today’s society, our youth and adults have been brainwashed to believe that if they are not a size two or under, and do not look like Barbie or Ken, that they are ugly. Magazines, celebrities, models, commercials, and even kids’ dolls are all contributing factors to this horrible disease. Society is the number one…