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Research Based Interventions On Eating Disorders

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Anorexia Nervosa Disorder
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ANOREXIA NERVOSA DISORDER 2
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder and a very serious mental health condition where
an individual choose to keep his or her body as low as possible. People who suffer from this
disorder usually restrict the amount of food they eat, forcing themselves to vomit, and more so
exercising excessively. However, this condition grows out of anxiety concerning the body shape
and weight which comes from a fear of being fat or rather a want to be thin. A lot of individuals
with the disorder normally have a kind of distorted image of themselves, assuming they are fat
when it is the other way round. Anorexia nervosa largely affects girls and women, even though it
has become a bit common in boys and men in currently (Boraska et.al, 2014). On average, the
disorder starts to develop at about the age of sixteen and seventeen.
Individuals with the disorder regularly go to high lengths of hiding their behavior from
friends and family by being insincere concerning what they have eaten or pretending to have
eaten earlier. Warning signs and symptoms that a person may have anorexia disorder include:
eating in small quantities, missing meals, avoiding feeding on any fatty foods, counting calories
in food, leaving the dining table instantly after eating in order to go and vomit, consuming
appetite suppressants such as diuretics or laxatives, checking themselves in the mirror quite often
and weighing their bodies repeatedly, and physical problems such as feeling dizzy, hair loss and
dry skin. This disorder can be related to other psychological problems like anxiety, depression,
low self-esteem, self-harm, and alcohol misuse.
Moreover, individuals with the disorder regularly seek aid, perhaps since they are afraid
they might be having a problem or just do not recognize it at all. Numerous have hidden their
state for a long duration and even to an extent of years. The most crucial and critical first step is

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Running head: ANOREXIA NERVOSA DISORDER Anorexia Nervosa Disorder Name Course Tutor Date 1 ANOREXIA NERVOSA DISORDER 2 Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder and a very serious mental health condition where an individual choose to keep his or her body as low as possible. People who suffer from this disorder usually restrict the amount of food they eat, forcing themselves to vomit, and more so exercising excessively. However, this condition grows out of anxiety concerning the body shape and weight which comes from a fear of being fat or rather a want to be thin. A lot of individuals with the disorder normally have a kind of distorted image of themselves, assuming they are fat when it is the other way round. Anorexia nervosa largely affects girls and women, even though it has become a bit common in boys and men in currently (Boraska et.al, 2014). On average, the disorder starts to develop at about the age of sixteen and seventeen. Individuals with the disorder regularly go to high lengths of hiding their behavior from friends and family by being insincere concerning what they have eaten or pretending to have eaten earlier. Warning signs and symptoms that a person may have anorexia disorder include: eating in small quantities, missing meals, avoiding feeding on any fatty foods, counting calories in food, leaving the dining table instantly after eating in order to go and vomit, consuming appetite suppressants such as diuretics or laxatives, checking themsel ...
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