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self-induced vomiting; the misuse of laxatives, or diet medications; fasting; and excessive exercise. (Shapiro, et al., 2007) This disorder was categorized as separate diagnostic disorder in 1979, since then it has been found that Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is most effective in combatting bulimic behaviours (Mitchell, et al., 2002). The use of CBT on Bulimia Nervosa has been found to be effective due to emphasis on both maladaptive cognitions and behaviours that contribute to the…

According to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), the rates of eating disorders have been growing rapidly in the past two decades. Eating disorders are a growing problem due to society’s obsession with thinness and impact over 20 million women. They can have a drastic impact on one’s health, including consequences such as bone loss, kidney damage, and an abnormally slow heart rate (“Getting the Facts on Eating Disorders”). Furthermore, NEDA states that “females with anorexia between…

Have you ever persistently or spontaneously eaten paper, chalk, glass or other nonfood items? One might think you are irrational. Although this may be true, this is not the situation. In fact, you may perhaps have an eating disorder known as Pica. This psychological disorder, which is sub classified as an eating disorder, involves an individual whom compulsively eats nonfood substances that have no nutritional value (Theravive). Without a doubt, psychologists need to understand why Pica occurs,…

Eating disorders bring significant psychological and physiological harm to individuals who suffer from the disorder. Eating psychopathology is defined by distinctive disruptions in eating habits and weight-regulation behaviour, (Fairburn, C. G., & Harrison, P. J., 2003). This particular form of psychopathology, although a general term, manifests itself through several characteristics. From anorexia nervosa, characterized by excessive pursuits of weight loss and selective food restriction, to…

This viscous cycle of binging, purging, and self-loathing is what a person with bulimia struggles with every single day. Bulimia is a psychological eating disorder where a person feels a lack of control during eating binges. A person with bulimia will typically experience an episode of binge eating at least once a week. These binge eating episodes are characterized by eating an amount of food that is larger than what most people would eat in a snack or meal, under similar circumstances. Like…

Gastritis, a condition that involves the irritation and inflammation of the stomach, afflicts millions of people. Any number of things causes it, from injury to bacteria. In that respect, it is akin to a headache: It can strike anyone, and it can be caused by a wide variety of factors both internal and external, but what is gastritis exactly? Many symptoms point to gastritis. Here are some of them. - A burning pain similar to indigestion in your upper abdomen. In some people, the pain gets…

Emily Schmitt Mrs. Meyer English 12 4 November 2015 Obtaining Insurance Coverage: Eating Disorders In this day and age being skinny is being beautiful. Hip bones, collar bones, thigh gaps, and most recently the “bikini bridge;” there is no such thing as being too thin. Eating disorders plague young people all over the world and this could be because the drive to become and be considered beautiful has affected too many in negative ways and consequently now hold negative outcomes. It is said…

Up to 35 million individuals in the United States of America suffer from some form of eating disorder, according to the National Eating Disorders Association (CQ 121). Anorexia is one such eating disorder. “Anorexia has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness” (CQ 121). Bulimia is another major eating disorder that can have dangerous consequences if left untreated. Due to our society’s obsession with being thin, the illnesses of anorexia and bulimia have skyrocketed. According to…

Celebrity Trainer “Jorge Cruise” reveals the thing which stops you from losing weight. His experiences with celebrities like Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Lopez Wonder why you are so much behind in achieving the fitness goal? You might have done everything but we always misses the most significance factor and keep avoiding it in our lives. This is what Celebrity trainer Jorge Cruise has the answer for! He is the biggest name in the world of fitness, he has transformed many renowned celebritie’s…

fat, lying about being hungry, lies about eating, avoiding food, excessive exercising, and withdrawal from friends. Consequences of Anorexia: slow heart rate and low blood pressure, reduction of bone density, muscle loss, dehydration, feeling of weakness, loss of hair, growth of hair called “lanugo”, which tries to keep the body warm. Bingeing- There are two things that can happen with Binge eating, people can binge and purge causing themselves to throw up making them lose weight and there is…