Body dysmorphic disorder

Eating disorders are more commonly seen in females; however, they do occur in male athletes. They are less prominent than in female athletes, and therefore in danger of being missed. Chatterton et al (2013) lead an expansive research involving the diagnoses and treating eating disorders in male athletes. The study looked at 732 male focused group participants of college athletes. The data collected and data analysis was very practical, but some of the points were quite excruciating. The first…

recently, Obsession Compulsion Disorder was considered a rare disorder for an individual to be diagnosed with. In previous DSM’s, Obsession Compulsion Disorder was classified as an anxiety disorder; however, recently in the DSM-V, Obsession Compulsion Disorder and anxiety were removed from the same realm, giving OCD its own section. Added to the DSM-V section of OCD were many sub-groups, such as body dysmorphic disorder, trichotillomania, and excoriation disorder (Stein et al, 2010). In…

Body image has changed throughout the years. The thought of having to have this perfect body has grown. Body image is an issue in today’s society especially through the media outlets. What is body image? Body image is what one sees about themselves. What he/she imagines their appearance to be. This could include their weight or height. Most importantly it is how one feels about themselves. Do they feel happy with what they see? Maybe they feel sad with they see. Roughly 91 percent of women are…

Everybody feels different about their bodies. Some may feel that there needs to be a change and others have learned to love their body. In the end what is the cause of body dissatisfaction? Is the image many see in the media something we want to see? Or is the media corrupt? By establishing unattainable standards of beauty and perfection, the media drives ordinary individuals to be dissatisfied with their own body, thus causing mental and physical disorders, a rise in unrealistic social…

Society’s effect on women’s body image. Today’s society seems to be based on looks rather than personality these days. Women everyday are being body shamed for not being “perfect” nor looking like everyone else should. Media takes a huge toll on how women portray their bodies causing them to take drastic measures to transform them to be the best, even if it is making them ill. More than we realize society shapes us in many ways, whether it be food, fashion, technology, or body image. In…

Anorexia nervosa, Bulimia is a life threatening disorder. This eating disorder can cause people to become lifeless. This disorder can affect multiple aspects of your life for example, your social life, relationships, and careers. Anorexia is a very serious problem because over long periods of suffering you can die, or suffer tremendously. Anorexia can hurt your body to the point where it’s very hard to try and go back to the usual. This disorder is also very visible; you can most likely suspect…

dangerous illness there is out there, but not that many people know it. Many people see it as just someone wanting to be skinny and loose weight when it really is not. According to Mirror-Mirror “Up to 20 percent of people with anorexia die from their disorder making it the deadliest illness there is” (Eating). Having anorexia is life threatening, but it is not something one can control. It is not a life style choice one makes nor is it something someone wants to live with. Twenty percent is a…

the Declining Mental Health of Teens Mental disorders affect people of all ages. Adolescents are affected most by mental disorders. The vulnerability of the adolescent mind is an easy target for mental disorders. Teenagers do not express the symptoms the same way adults do, which makes it hard for parents and teachers to know what they are going through, for the symptoms do not match up. This makes adolescents with mental disorders feel abandoned and hopeless. Several teens suffer…

Everybody has a different body shape. Do we realize how society has an effect on us and of how our body shape is? All across the United States, people are suffering from eating disorders. The topic of eating disorders tends to get pushed aside. There are many myths of eating disorders. because of this, it does more harm than good. I remember going over in health class of what anorexia. We’re not fully educated about what an eating disorder is truly is. What causes eating disorders, and how…

Have you ever wondered how other people could be so fat, or unhealthy? This video from BYU in 1971, shows a group of young women who struggle with their health. They have an addiction of consuming food constantly, which of course causes bad health. They later go to a counseling group to get help with their health situation, and to become a better person than they were before. In this video, the narrator talks about these women in a horrible way, making fun of them for the way they eat, or dress,…