Eating Disorders - Health Class Psychological Disorder Project

Common misconceptions about this disorder is that it will take a long extensive period of time to overcome but on the contrary, it takes different people a different amount of time to overcome it. These times can last a week to years and years. It depends on how serious/deep the condition is for the person.

Demi Lovato has talked to the media about her past struggle with an eating disorder and how she came back from it and recovered her normal eating habits and regained confidence in her body.

At least 30 million people of all ages and genders suffer from an eating disorder in the U.S.

 Every 62 minutes at least one person dies as a direct result from an eating disorder.

 Eating disorders have the highest morality rate of any mental illness.

 13% of women over 50 engage in eating disorder behaviors.

 In a large national study of college students, 3.5% sexual minority women and 2.1% of sexual minority men reported

having an eating disorder.

Other Types of Eating Disorders

Bibliography

• Atypical anorexia nervosa (weight is not below normal)
• Bulimia nervosa (with less frequent behaviors)
• Binge-eating disorder (with less frequent occurrences)
• Purging disorder (purging without binge eating, laxative)
• Night eating syndrome (excessive nighttime food consumption)

http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/types-symptoms-eating-disorders

http://drjudithbrisman.com/what-are-eating-disorders/

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1xpZ27oxRjFZjlicXNjYjlnbGc/edit

Eating Disorders

Symptoms and what to do if your friend has it

-Rapid weight loss.

-Loss of hair

-Loss of menstrual cycle for 3 consecutive months

-Skeletal body frame

-You should contact a person of

authority. (Parents, teachers, nurse)

-You should address your friend about it

-Encourage them to eat more.

-Expose them to self esteem boosting

things. (compliments,

Anorexia Nervosa

-Self-induced weight loss

-Failure to make expected weight during growth period.

-Constant fear of getting fat

-Restricting food intake to detrimental levels.

Common Types of Eating Disorders

The way to discover whether somebody has this illness is to be aware and conscious of their eating habits. If they are constantly checking the calories in a food, eating little to no food or eating a lot and then feeling guilty afterward, they may be suffering with some form of this disorder. Another sign of an eating disorder is body changes, such as rapid weight loss/weight gain, loss of hair, fatigue and constant depression. If someone also

constantly exercises and is constantly attempting to lose calories from a meal, it is possible that they are suffering for this disorder.

What tends to be effective is counseling and cognitive behavioral therapy. Eating disorders are curable in the sense that they can be overcome but they can also be re-acquired. It can be overcome through counseling and address of the issue. It can also be overcome through the close monitoring of diet. If the victim is unable to do so for themselves, which they tend to not be, parents or loved ones and those who live with the individual can help with monitoring their diet.

-Anorexia Nervosa

-Bulimia Nervosa

-Binge Eating Disorder

-Overexercising

How They Are Genuinely Acquired

Risk factors include peer pressure, psychological, environmental, and social factors and any family members that may have an eating disorder. The types of people who tend to be prone to this illness are people who are genetically

have a bigger bone mass. Our society tells us that being skinny is the social norm therefore, those people who are hereditary born bigger believe that they are fat and will use forceful unhealthy methods to try and lose weight and it probably won’t work due to their genetic makeup and this vigorous need to lose weight can lead to fatal health issues and death.

-Family members have it

-Societal norms lead them to believe they are fat and therefore unattractive or less worthy of love.

-Negative living and learning environments

-Peer pressure - peers are skinny, peers tell them they are fat, peers have an eating disorder and lead them to believe they should do it and it works.

Eating disorders are an extremely ambiguous type of disorder, the causes are unclear but it can be prevented through constant exposure to self-esteem lifting activities and occurrences, it can also be prevented by a positive living and learning environment and education about the disorder. If young people learn about it, it decreases the risk of them acquiring it later on in life.

Introduction

Eating disorders are any of a variety

of psychological problems that are characterized by disordered and abnormal eating habits.

They can results in a dangerously thin body, almost skeletal body frame. In extreme cases, it can lead to death. They are mostly not self treatable and must be brought to attention by people other than the individual.

There are many different forms of it

and it affects people of all races

ages and backgrounds. Men can also get it but it is less common. There are less common types where the victim gains weight more than they lose it.

Binge Eating Disorder

 A feeling of being unable to control what or how much is being eaten.

 Eating very rapidly and eating until feeling uncomfortably full.

 Eating large amounts of food when not feeling physically hungry.

 Eating alone because of being embarrassed by how much one is eating.

 Feeling disgust, guilt, or depression after overeating.

Symptoms and what to do

-Feeling of remorse after eating a lot

-Trying to hide while eating

-Rapid weight gain

-Excessive meals

-Eating while full

-Eating normally when around others but hiding food for alone gorge.

-Show the person that you understand.

-Address it openly but with caution as not to make them feel even more embarrassed.

-Talk to their family and friends.

Bulimia Nervosa

-Self-induced throwing up to lose weight and get rid of food ingested.

-Constant need to rid self of food

-Binge eating then going to the bathroom to throw up.

Symptoms and what to do

-Going to the bathroom immediately after meal.

-"Scarf and Barf"

-Calluses and sores on knuckles

-Weak stomach

-Inability to swallow food or retain it.

-Learn about the issue

-Watch for the symptoms

-Address the issue with gentle nature.

-Be supportive and encouraging

-Set an example.