Causes of eating Disorders
By: Curtis Brown
Causes
Psychological Factors
- Low self-esteem
- Feelings of inadequacy or lack of control in life
- Depression, anxiety, anger, stress or loneliness
Interpersonal Factors
- Troubled personal relationships
- Difficulty expressing emotions and feelings
- History of being teased or ridiculed based on size or weight
- History of physical or sexual abuse
Social Factors
- Cultural pressures that glorify “thinness” or muscularity and place value on obtaining the “perfect body”
- Narrow definitions of beauty that include only women and men of specific body weights and shapes
Anorexia/ Bulimia/ Binge Eating
Anorexia
An eating disorder causing people to obsess about weight and what they eat.
Symptoms: Behavioral, Gastrointestinal, Weight Loss
People could have health problems with weight loss, and being to skinny, and social anxiety
Bulimia
A serious eating disorder marked by binging, followed by methods to avoid weight gain.
Symptoms: guilt, general discontent, anger, or mood swings
Bulimia is a potentially life-threatening eating disorder.
Binge Eating
Regularly eating far more food than most people would in a similar time period under similar circumstances.
Symptoms: Over weight, Impulsive eating, Feeling depressed or disgusted about your eating habits.