Compulsive overeating

Antiemetics Overview: Antiemetics are used for nausea and to prevent vomiting and also used for motion sickness. These drugs can be bought over the counter. (OTC) Action: Dimenhydrenate or Dramamine is an antihistamine. It should be taken one hour before travelling, and will prevent motion sickness. The antihistamine is available in children’s liquid formula and in a Less Drowsy Formula that may have fewer sedative side effects. Meclizine hydrochloride (Bonine) treats vomiting and dizziness…

Eating disorders are a common concern among schoolchildren, particularly teenagers. They are a subject of afterschool specials, home economics classes, and celebrity gossip. Eating disorders are talked about quite frequently. What is not often discussed, however, is how students with these disorders manage them in the classroom. There are three major eating disorders that pervade high schools across the nation: Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. These three conditions…

Malea Tress ENG 101 College Writing Dr. Brett Devido 03 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…

This case study will delve deep into the history, behaviors, and the past and current levels of academic achievements exhibited by a child with special needs. This information has been gathered first by a detailed phone conversation with the Frazzoli’s followed by a visit to Anthony’s school and lastly I was invited to attend the Frazzoli home and have lunch with the family and observe Anthony in his natural setting. I also relate two theories to my observations as well as peer reviewed journals…

today’s society, there is a large negative stigma behind mental illnesses due to the lack of public knowledge and general stereotyping. When someone reveals some mental health issue like depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), or post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), they are treated differently. When an individual is suffering from food poisoning, they are not told they have to “at least make an effort,” or it is like they are “not even trying.” A…

Working with my classmate, Spencer, was helpful at the beginning of my abstinence journey. He had asked about how my abstinence was going at first. It was helpful at the beginning because the initial period is always the hardest period to relapse and it made me report my abstinence journey to someone. It helped in that I held myself more accountable that I had to recount my eating patterns and felt more obligated to abstain. Then it progressively decreased until none existent. Working with my…

Eating disorders are psychological disorders characterized by the deliberate overeating or undereating due to body any form of body dissatisfaction. Eating disorders are defined by criteria set in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual V (DSM-5), which specifies two categories of eating disorders: anorexia nervosa and bulimia (Smink, et al, 2012). Anorexia defined is self starvation or excessive restriction of one’s food intake, often accompanied by extreme weight loss (Eating Disorders, 2013).…