Eating Disorder Many people think that they know all about eating disorders. They think that they

Many people are unaware of the background of eating disorders. Women are more likely than men to develop an eating disorder and they usually develop in childhood before the age of 20 (Ross-Flanigan 1). Women as well as men can develop an eating disorder; it is just more likely for a woman to develop one. Eating disorders are usually developed in adolescent or childhood years when a person is influenced the most. Also “Eating disorders are psychological conditions that involve overeating, voluntary starvation, or both. Anorexia nervosa, anorexic bulimia, and binge eating are the most well-known types of eating disorders” (Ross-Flanigan 1). Many people assume that an eating disorder is when a person staves themselves; they do not realize that it can involve overeating as well. Some eating disorders also involve purging, but not all. People with an eating disorder fear gaining weight even when they are severely underweight. They do not lack an appetite (Ross-Flanigan 1). These people are

In today’s social norms or Conformity to fit in with a certain group of individuals you see a lot of “I need to change this or have that” to be accepted. Eating disorder, it’s one of those on the top of the list. You could be in other words Fat or over weight, might be a health condition like a Thyroid. In the other cases, you have someone eating too much. That individual will start eating less or will throw up after each meal to fit in with the society. You could say it for Anorexic individuals also, just the steps would be flipped.

There are many misconceptions in our society about eating disorders. Many people choose to have an eating disorders and others don't. Low self esteem, peer pressure, and bullying may cause people to have an eating disorder.

Fashion magazines and the media are filled with beautiful women that appear to be extremely thin. Every time someone turns on the television or looks at magazines they see some kind of advertisement for fitness programs or some method of dieting. There is a strong emphasis on dieting and maintaining some ideal weight. Looking at these ads full of “skinny” women gives other women a sense of insecurity about themselves, making them think that thin is the way to be. Society in general tends to think that all women are supposed to appear to look like these surreal images that we see on television and in magazines. You hardly ever see plus size models on TV or in magazines advertising a product. It seems to me that if you are not a Cindy Crawford, Tyra Banks, or Naomi Campbell then you don’t have a chance of succeeding in this fat phobic world.

In my research, I explored the world of eating disorders. I wanted to see if there was anything specifically encouraging eating disorders and if there was a way to stop it. Eating disorders affect the community greatly because often times, they go unchecked or unrecognized. As a recovered anorexic, I feel it’s very important to address this issue. It’s a very big problem that is often not addressed at all, or is seen as normal, like counting calories. I hoped to find a way to improve the way that eating disorders are viewed and explain to people about what defines an eating disorder, because many people will never know if it is not explicitly explained to them. My study’s purpose is to bring light into the dark world of eating disorders

An eating disorder is an illness that involves an unhealthy feeling about the food we eat. “Eating disorders affect 5-10 millions Americans and 70 million individuals worldwide” (www.eatingdisorderinfo.org 1). They also affect many people from women, men, children, from all ages and different races. People who have eating disorders usually see themselves as being fat when they really aren’t. This usually deals with women or teenage girls mostly. They watch television, movies, read articles in magazines, and see pictures of the celebrities whom they want to be like because they have the “ideal body” that everyone wants and craves for. The media makes us all think we need those types of bodies to be happy with ourselves, be more successful

There are many different biological approaches that explain the reasons for eating disorders they all have some validity behind them to a certain extent. An eating disorder is a psychological dysfunction that causes a person to change their eating habits to eating less, or more etc.

The main psychological problem that leads to binge eating is depression. People with binge eating disorder may develop depression because they may feel as a person they are not good enough. They will then become obsessed with perfectionism, which leads to them trying to focus and cut down on what they eat. This often ends in failure because the person will try to cut themselves off from everything all at once. So they end up turning to food to suppress the feeling of not being perfect. Another cause of that leads to depression is body appearance. After a binge eating episode the person may feel worse about their appearance, which could in turn worsen their

Eating disorders affect many childrens, teens and adults around the world. This a serious illness that people are not happy about their appearance and wishes to change their body figure in order to have the perfectation body shapes. Some may change their figures for themselves or for their peers. It is sad to see an anorexic person with an health issues that they only sees themselves as obese but, in reality their are underweight. Losing weight to make themselves be obsessed to what is define as a beautiful body type. They sees others as normal and beautiful but to themselves, they are unhappy and want to do almost anything to reach their goal of happiness. People with this illness need all the support because it is

Eating disorders are severe disturbances in eating behaviors, such as eating too little or eating too much. “Anorexia nervosa affects nearly one in 200 Americans in their lives (three-quarters of them female)” (Treating anorexia nervosa). Anorexia, when translated into Greek means “without appetite” which is not true for all suffering from anorexia most people with this disorder have not lost their appetite they simply have to ignore it. People with anorexia have an intense fear of gaining weight and have convinced themselves that they are overweight even if they are the opposite of overweight. Since the way that they view themselves is in a negative light they starve themselves and put their lives at risk. “In the most severe

I personally have never had an eating disorder but i have had people very close to me have eating disorders and body image issues and i know how hard it is. In the article the “body politic” I thought there was something very interesting towards the end and that was “Eating disorders affect us all on both a personal and political level.”That is something that I had not thought much about. I always knew the eating disorders affect people on a personal level but i think she means that they consume and affect our entire lives if you have an eating disorder. I think that eating disorders are still a big problem today and the whole idea of body image. A few summers ago I decided that I wanted to start a healthier lifestyle so i changed my eating habits and started working out more and it made me a lot happier and a lot thinner than i was before. This is not to say that I did not feel comfortable in my own body i just wanted a healthier lifestyle. I wish i was able to tell people with eating disorders that all it takes is a healthy lifestyle to lose weight or be

Imagine being in a situation where you are constantly putting yourself down because of your reflection in the mirror, and your life revolving around the way you look and the perception you have of yourself. Eating disorders have become a common issue surfacing in our society today. A main root of the eating disorders that exist are societal norms and the image that you have to be the “perfect” and “thin” Barbie to be accepted by society. Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder are common today. Eating disorders and deemed “okay” to society, pop culture, and social media, because the norm is to be perfect with no flaws; however, these eating disorders characterized by little to no eating and excessive exercise can harm the

We live in a world full of images. It is all about your looks and how you dress. We are either too fat or too skinny based on societal images. No one looks within you, that's how eating disorders begin. The appearance is all that matters. People with eating disorders do not really know that it is life threatening. If they are aware they are really not worried about their life.They are worried about their images. Eating disorders are often caused by: Depression, Stress, and Physical appearances (images).

People suffering from eating disorders cannot solely help themselves. Although they may be able to stop for a short time, in the long run they will be back in the same path of self-destruction. Kirkpatrick & Caldwell (2001) state, "Because eating disorders are a complicated mix of physical and psychological abnormalities, successful treatment always includes treatment of psychological issues as well as restoration of a healthy diet" (p. 131). Trained therapists should treat eating disorders. The severity of the disorders will determine the need for outpatient therapy or an in-hospital program (Matthews, 2001, p. 178). There are many goals of therapy but the return to normalcy is the main goal. The eating disorder sufferer needs to restore and maintain a normal weight as well as develop normal eating and exercise routines. Kirkpatrick and Caldwell (2001) state,

Causes of eating disorders can include ego deficiencies, such as low self-control and low self-expectations, depression, and other biological factors such as lateral hypothalamus and ventromedial hypothalamus. There are other sociocultural causes, such as pressures from society