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Eating Disorders


            
            
             Over 90% Americans have been afflicted in some type of eating disorders.
            
             adolescents and young women , the goal is to achieve the "ideal" figure. .
             1. Eating disorders are caused by three main areas, They are personality.
             factors, genetics , the enviroment, and biochemistry. The eating.
             disorders regularly start with low self-esteem, feelings of helplessness,.
             and a fear of becomming fat. .
             2. There are severe consequences of eating disorders.These consequences.
             are so severe it almost makes me sad to talk about it. One in ten.
             cases of eating disorders leads to death. These deaths are caused by .
             starvation, cardiac arrest, other medical conditons or.
             even suicide.
             B. Anorexia Nervosa.
             1. Anorexia is one of the most common eating disorders.Altough the real.
             term means "loss of appetite" the actual loss of appetite is rearly.
             common. .
             Criteria for Anorexia.
             2. This eating disorder is most commonly a refusal to maintain body.
             weight at or above weight for age and height. Which can lead to a loss.
             of 15% or more of original body weight. A fear of gaining weight even.
             if they are under weightis another criteria. They also may see a distorted.
             view of one's body weight or shape. The victims also denie the current.
             low body weight.
             3. Behavioral signs .
             Include restricted eating , odd food rituals, fear of food and situations.
             where food may be present, rigid exercie , dressing in layers to hide the.
             weight loss, the use of diet pills.
             2. Physiological Signs.
             Death, Osteoporosis, lowered blood pressure, Hormone imbalance ,.
             Concentration problems, Brain starvation ,Heart attack ,dehydration ,.
             Dry Brittle And thinning of hair, Dizziness, Weight loss, Paleness or.
             grayish tone of skin, compaliants of feeling cold, Lowering of inner.
             body temp.
             B. Behaviral shifts.
             1. Perfectionistics, withdrawn from people, Insecure, and Mood swings are.
             some of the common attitdude shifts in anexiora cases.
             III. Treatment and management .


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