Eating Disorders Chapter 5

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Eating DisordersChapter 5
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Definition

• An eating disorder is an abnormal eating behavior
  that risks physical and mental health.
• Can lead to organ damage, malnutrition, or even
  death.
• Most often they affect young women and teenage
  girls. However, people of all ages and genders
  can also form eating disorders.

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Three Common Eating Disorders

• Anorexia Nervosa
• Bulimia Nervosa
• Binge Eating Disorder

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Anorexia Nervosa What It Means

• Characterized by starvation
• Nervosa indicates the disorder has psychological
  roots.
• The person with anorexia has an extreme fear of
  gaining weight.
• They may appear skin and bones but they have a
  distorted body image.

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Anorexia Nervosa Side Affects

• Starvation causes some body processes to slow
  down or stop.
• Blood pressure drops and respiration slows.
• The body does not absorb nutrients properly.
• Their heart may stop.

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Bulimia Nervosa What Is It

• Has two characteristics
• Repeated eating binges
• Inappropriate behavior to prevent weight gain
• Purging
• Take laxatives
• Excessive exercise
• Fasting

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Bulimia Nervosa What It Does

• Frequent purging upsets the bodys chemical
  balance
• Can cause fatigue and heart abnormalities
• Purging can harm the teeth, gums, esophagus, and
  stomach.

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Binge Eating Disorder

• Involves repeated episodes of uncontrolled
  eating.
• Binge eaters consume large amounts of food.
  However they do not take part in an opposing
  behavior to prevent weight gain.
• They are overweight

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Treatment For Eating Disorders

• Requires professional help
• My need to be hospitalized
• Once there physical heath has been addressed they
  start psychological counseling.
• May join a therapy group