Bulimia Nervosa: The Vicious Cycle
The aspect of psychology of interest is eating disorders, specifically bulimia nervosa. The reason for the curiosity and interest in this specific area is due to many experiences with friends that have been diagnosed with it as well as reading many articles on the issue. I find that many of my high school classmates were borderline eating disorders and just not aware of it. Having had numerous friends suffering from an eating disorder of some kind and a best friend suffering from bulimia nervosa, I acquired a deep interest in the area. I believe reasons and causes for it are much more complex and deal with things like genetic factors and either a lack of or an excess of important brain chemicals. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders provides the diagnostic criteria currently used by professionals researching in the field of eating disorders-bulimia nervosa in this case, or those professionals helping individuals suffering from the disorder. The following criteria is obtained from the DSM-IV (1994) NOS 307.51 and used by professionals to diagnose bulimia nervosa: A. Recurrent episodes of binge eating. An episode of binge eating is characterized by both of the following:
Purging type: during the current episode of Bulimia Nervosa, the person has regularly engaged in self-induced vomiting or the misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas. 1. Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder where a person repeatedly binges on food and then uses self-induced vomiting or laxatives to prevent weight gain. (2) a sense of lack of control over eating during the episode (e.g., a feeling that one cannot stop eating or control what or how much one is eating) Two of my many personal experiences with bulimia nervosa are described. One personal experience is dealing with my best friend in high school that was and still is suffering from this condition. She has been suffering for 8 years now but has been seeking treatment for about 2 year. The disorder went unrecognized due to the fact that she would binge in secret and then go purge in different ways such as exercise and laxatives or vomiting. Later, in high school, she became more openly obsessed with her appearance but still never seemed to have an obvious problem because her weight would never fall too low to cause curiosity and concern. Since her treatment began, she has been trying anti-depressants but has been experiencing many medical problems with her digestive tract along with having ruined the enamel on her teeth and damaging other organs as well. period of time (e.g., within any 2-hour period), an amount of food that is definitely larger than most people would eat during a similar period of time and under similar circumstances
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