Eating Disorders
Over 30 years ago eating disorders were rare, and got very little publication, or advertisement. Today eating disorders can be seen in magazines, websites, even the daily news we hear about young girls who have died from these disorders. Why has the incidence of these increased so dramatically? Why have so many young women, and some men, developed bizarre eating habits to the point of endangering their emotional and physical health? Most importantly what are these disorders, what are the causes of them, and what are the signs that someone may have this disorder? To some women, being thin becomes the most important thing in life regardless of what it might do to their health. ""Being thin became the most import thing in my life," admitted 34-year-old Ann. Her fear of being overweight led to a greatly restricted diet and the loss of 60 pounds in a short time. "She became skin and bones and looked as if she had come out of a concentration camp," her husband said.1" Why do women go to these extremes? Because of today's society magazines, say you should be thin, and often sport the thinnest sexiest women in the world on the cover, and through out the magazine, weather the article is actually about the woman in the magazine o
1. Person refuses to maintain normal body weight for age and height. In addition, anorexia nervosa often includes depression, irritability, withdrawal, and peculiar behaviors such as compulsive rituals, strange eating habits, and division of foods into "good/safe" and "bad/dangerous" categories. Person may have low tolerance for change and new situations; may fear growing up and assuming adult responsibilities and an adult lifestyle. May be overly engaged with or dependent on parents or family. Dieting may represent avoidance of, or ineffective attempts to cope with, the demands of a new life stage such as adolescence. It is also characterized by severe and prolonged inability or refusal to eat because of emotional conflict. It is not caused by physical illness. This condition leads to significant weight loss. The person, usually a young woman, is intensely fearful of becoming obese and feels too fat even when thin. She refuses to maintain her weight above the minimum normal for her age and height. Bulimia Nervosa : The diet-binge-purge disorder
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