Essays on Anorexia Nervosa

There are two major eating disorders occurring in the American population: anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. The National Eating Disorders Collaboration defines anorexia nervosa as “the persistent restriction of energy intake, intense fear of gaining weight and disturbance in self-perceived weight or shape” (n.d.). They define bulimia nervosa as “repeated episodes of binge eating followed…

Anorexia nervosa is prevalent among teenagers, especially teenage girls, with 3.8% of girls ages 13 to 18 having an eating disorder (National Institute of Mental Health website, November 2017). Research has found that if the illness starts during adolescence and does not last too long that the patient’s prognosis is fairly good (Herscovici, Kovalskys, &…

This Mean Disease is a great book, written by Daniel Becker, that tells us about his life, and how he and his family suffered because of his mom’s disease. Anorexia Nervosa is the name of the disease that Daniel’s mother had suffered from. Becker says that one of his earliest and not very appealing memories…

Introduction Anorexia nervosa is a mental health problem that manifest through an eating disorder (“Anorexia Nervosa”, 2018).People who suffer from anorexia struggle with maintaining a healthy body weight due to the fear of gaining weight. According to statistics out of all the psychiatrists disorders, anorexia nervosa mortality rate is the highest. Sadly, one third of…

Anorexia and obesity are commonly looked at as polar opposites, however, there are more similarities than what meets the eye. These two are just two ends of a linked spectrum of disordered eating; they are not distinct, rather, they are mirror images of each other. Anorexic and obese brains do differ, however, but they are…

An eating disorder is a dangerous mental health condition where those affected experience extreme disturbances within their eating behaviors. These disturbances can manifest in ones emotions, thoughts, and physical eating habits. Someone diagnosed with an eating disorder may ruminate over the thought of food, body-image, and exercise to the point where it gravely interferes with…

O’Connor and Esterik (2008) explain anorexia in terms of as an activity in their study. O’Connor’s daughter was suffering from anorexia when she was a teenager. After her recovering, Becca said that she could not understand why anorexia attracted her. Becca believes it was her desire to have a perfect body. In order to reach…

Eating disorders are something that I have always heard about, but have never had any personal encounters with. They are a topic that has been widely discussed in psychology and health courses that I have had the opportunity to take throughout both high school, and college. It is for this reason that I have chosen…

As mentioned throughout this paper athletes can suffer from eating disorders. Some of those risk factors can include trying to perfect their physical appearance as well as trying to fit in along with the other athletes. Social media can also be one of the factors that can contribute to an athlete’s eating disorder due to…

Eating orders come in different forms but can be described as a psychological disorder that affects normal eating habits and significantly impairs health or psychosocial functioning (Dell’Osso et al. 2016). Examples of common eating disorders includes bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa and binge eating. Bulimia nervosa is when a person binge eats a large amount of…