Eating Disorders
Unit 1
Eating disorders
- abnormal eating condition that often leads to illness and death
- result of body dissatisfaction
- 25 million Americans suffer eating disorder- 80% of them female
- 10% recieve treatment; 35% of them seek treatment from specialists
- highest mortality rate of any mental illness
- one half of female adolescents and one-third of male adolescents admit to using fad diets or other destructive health forces
Anorexia Nervosa
- urge to minimize food portions in response to fear of obesity or other fear
- highest mortality rate cause by disorder
- Symptoms
- slow heart rate
- low blood pressure
- denial of hunger
- loss of appetite
- extreme thiness
- dehydration
- hair loss
- growth of lanugo
Treatments for Anorexia
- restoring person to healthy weight
- resolving cause of eating disorder
- destroying any thoughts that might lead to or already lead to disorder
- medication
- therapy
Effects of Bulimia
- significant increase in intake of food w/ feeligs of regret following
- induces vomiting, skipping meals, fastings, excessive exercise, misuse of laxatives, or many of these
- bingings ususally done in secret to elude being labeled as one with eating disorder
- Symptoms
- sore throat
- sorn enamel
- decayed teeth from stomach acid
- dehydration
Treatments for Bulimia
- nutritional counseling
- therapy
- medication
Binge-Eating
- loss of eating control and excessive overeating
- overeat, but does not vomit, fast, or excessively exercise
- becomes obese
- feels abashed about binging, leading to more binging as emotional relief
Treatments for Binge-Eating Disorder
- psychotherapy
- antidepressants