Eating Disorders

What are Eating Disorders?

• Condition where victim becomes “addicted” to an unhealthy eating habit – Victims feel overweight

and become dangerously skinny

Or– Victims eat large quantities

of food uncontrollably

Symptoms of Anorexia nervosa

• Victims starve themselves• Loss of appetite• Victims act unconcerned

with their condition despite being emaciated

Incidence and effects of Anorexia

• 1% American women• Estimated 185,000

adolescent girls • 5-20% anorexics will die• High suicide rate• Loss of Bone, Muscle• Slow down of body

functions

• Sufferer overeats• Vomits or uses laxatives to

lose weight• Loss of control over eating;

consumes large amounts of food

Symptoms of Bulimia nervosa

Incidence and Effects of Bulimia

• Affects 1-2% young adult women– 80% patients female

• Bulimics can maintain a normal appearance so it is hard to discover

Common Causes

• Psychological: depression, low self-esteem, feeling inadequate

• Social: glorify “thinness,” narrow definitions of beauty, value people on physical appearance

• Biological: Scientists researching; Eating Disorders run in families

• Psychopharmaceuticals usually don’t work• Medical, nutritional and psychiatric help

needed • Family and friends can be most helpful in

providing nonjudgmental support • Victims can expect a decrease in symptoms

Treatments

Works Cited

• Phillip G., Z., Johnson, R.L., Weber, A.L., & Gruber, C.W. (2007). Chapter 11. Psychology (AP ed., pp. 430-43). Boston: Pearson.

• Caringonline.com. Eating Disorder Treatment - Compulsive Overeating / Binge Eating Disorder. Retrieved May 10, 2013, from http://www.caringonline.com

• Nationaleatingdisorders.org. Factors That May Contribute to Eating Disorders. Retrieved May 10, 2013, from http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org

I) Eating Disorders (Disorder Classification)A) Anorexia nervosa

1) Symptoms2) Incidence and effects3) Causes4) Treatments

B) Bulimia nervosa1) Symptoms2) Incidence and effects3) Causes4) Treatments

C) Work Cited

Peer Evaluation: Research Project PresentationOrganization/Clarity: 4 3 2 1• PPt slides, and speech are put together in way that is

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Time/Participation: 4 3 2 1• Presentation ran between allotted time (4-6 minutes) and all

members contributed according to requirementsContent: 4 3 2 1• Presentation included adequate content cover a Summary of

the Disorder Classification, Symptoms, Incidence and effect, Causes, and Treatment

Delivery: 4 3 2 1• Presenters used eye contact, articulation and enthusiasm;

knew their material with little reading