Eating Disorders Case Assessment

This paper discusses Motivational Interviewing model as intervention model for correcting eating disorder behavior. I will adopt the model to develop intervention program for Audrie, an 18 year old Asian girl and a college freshman, who lived in the University dorm. Audrie was referred to the university counselling center, because she lost 15 pounds after her college admission due to eating disorders. This paper will also explore the history of the model as well as the underlying implicit and explicit assumptions associated with. Also, I will discuss the formation of the intervention, the overall impression of the model and way of applying the model. In conclusion, I will discuss how this model can be used to help correct eating disorder of my case study and work Audrie through preparing for changes.

Eating disorders are common, relatively chronic and potentially life-threatening psychiatric disorders conditions primarily affecting young women. Eating disorders are also associated with psychological suffering, acute and long-term health impairments, a high rate of suicide attempts as well as an increased risk of mortality early detection and treatment improve the prognosis, but the presentation of eating disorders is often cryptic. This paper will compare the constructs of two assessment tools and examine the key test measurement constructs of reliability and validity for each assessment tool use in eating disorders. The Eating Disorder Inventory-3 (EDI-3) and the “Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q)” acre commonly used assessments

Introduction: Hello my name is xxxxxxx xxxxxx and I am an Eating Disorder Counselor. Today I will be discussing the physiological reasons for eating or not eating and then I will open the floor for discussion.

Keeping in mind that she has always strove for perfection, some irrational thoughts and psychological symptoms have developed concerning her standards for both food consumption and weight. These irrational fears have led her to believe that food is bad, and since she is terribly scared of getting fat, she finds fulfillment by abiding by her restrictive diet and maintaining her abnormal weight by restricting food and using laxatives when necessary to avoid weight gain. It’s easy to see that Joan has developed an obsession with both food and her weight that has taken over her life. All of these psychological symptoms have also caused some social symptoms which have negatively impacted her relationships, mainly stemming from concern of friends and family which usually result in arguments about eating. Joan’s physiological systems are also reflecting concerning symptoms such as dry, inelastic skin, liver problems, unhealthy hair, dizziness, amenorrhea, and of course, excessive

Diagnosing potential Anorexia nervosa is not always easy, and Alicia’s case, based on information given and her representation, is not clear cut. Researchers argue that the diagnosis has to be done carefully and potential ambiguities have to be resolved (Baer & Blais, 2010). For example, some researchers have argued that one criterion, such as a fear of being fat, can decrease significantly when the person actually loses some weight (Surgenor & Maguire, 2013). For reasons like this, selecting the primary question, namely whether or not the patient has Anorexia

The therapy activities were suitable to the client’s physical and cognitive abilities. Eating is an essential part of living. Teaching the client to set her spoon down between bites and check if her mouth is full or empty before taking another bite reduces the risk of choking. Because the client is an involved in a small class group at school she needs to be able to identify emotions to facilitate successful social interactions.

If the counselor possesses a firm, understanding perspective, the client will more likely open up and share issues with the advisor. As long as the interviewer knows that the symptoms expressed by the client are due to the eating disorder itself (in this case starvation), the counselor can grasp the problem in a tight manner. Other issues discussed between the interviewer and the client include past history of emotional disturbance, past medical history, family history, current family situation, family eating patterns, family attitudes about weight, and other personal history. Another important criterion that must be addressed is the presence or absence of past or present physical or sexual abuse because this is a significant determinant of a person possessing an eating disorder (Shekter-Wolfson et al 13).

A neurotic food science student, Serena, puts a lot of effort to maintain her weight: exercising regularly, buying and eating healthful food, cooking by herself and counting calories. Although she is determined to keep her body in shape, she sometimes does binge eating to deal with stress. But afterwards, she feels guilty and miserable, so she vomits food to control her weight. One day, she gets an ability to visualize nutrition content in any food. Serena feels privileged, but since she can always visualize nutrition content, she becomes more paranoid about food. One day, Serena’s sister comes back home after a business trip. This triggers Serena to release her bottled-up emotions. To seek for help, she gets mental health counseling and starts

“LOC” (Loss of Control) eating is coined as an acronym for the experience of being unable to stop or control eating, regardless of the amount being consumed (Tanofsky-Kraff, Shomaker, Young, & Wilfley). The feeling or signal of fullness and satiety typically exhibited by normal individuals having had a meal suddenly cease to exist; a person falls into coping with emotional strain through an activity they deem as one that brings a sense of control. As stated by the authors of the article this brings about feelings of guilt, withdrawal, and self-disgust after the action of binging has subsided. This brief study of at-risk adolescent girls shows the correlation between interpersonal relation and unhealthy weight as a result of binge-eating. An example is shown through the case of a 13-year-old, non-Hispanic White girl participating in clinical research via trial of interpersonal psychotherapy-weight gain (IPT-WG). This is important to note as this group of individuals mentioned are at the highest risk for developing weight issues in relation to low self-image.

In this case study, we looked at the life of Iris Oh who is suffering from an eating disorder. Iris Oh 19-year-old Korean girl who moved to the California when she was a newborn. Coming in as an immigrant her parents had to work hard to raise Iris and her two siblings. Growing up she was obese and in middle school, she started losing weight. When she was a sophomore in high school, she got raped leading her to be depressed and anxious. She is in college and lately, her parents have been worried about her because she is not eating and she is not seeing her

Jessica in Story A is matched with Symptom 1. Although she ate, she was not full and felt hungry almost all the time. She forced herself on counting calories and making sure she did not go over for the day. Moreover, she kept looking in the mirror and thinking that no matter how healthy she ate, she had the intense fear of becoming fat.

Nurses’ puzzle, bemused: friends step back: parents ask, ‘what can we do’: therapists analyse. Meanwhile, that individual, the one with the eating disorder, involve themselves in a complex, irrational, exhausting, lonely and enduring conquest of who will win: the person who needs nutrition and subsistence, or the person who will not falter from their will.

As Brandy got into Oklahoma State University, she lost control of her disorder. She no longer had any normal eating habits. She is becoming quite miserable with herself, despite appearing to be thriving in everything she attempts at Oklahoma State. Her disorder has caused her to become susceptible to social pressures of thinness. She has finally sought

Comments about her weight for as long as she can remember. Ana says that such comments cause her to react by saying mean things to her mother. Ana states that such antecedents cause her to feel anger, depression, and overeating. The client Ana and Social worker Yasmin have mutually agreed to work on the following goals to help Ana manage her coping skills and reduce her feelings of depression and overeating. We will meet weekly for twelve weeks to review progress toward goal attainment and to re-examine goals that might not be working. Ana has agreed to maintain a goal attainment log so that she can share her progress during our weekly meeting.

Eating Disorder Case Study Mother is concerned that daughter is not eating enough, restricting food intake for 8 months because she feels fat, feels she needs to lose ten pounds, feels that her thighs and stomach are to large, reporting 35 lb weight loss over last 8 months, denies any eating problems, began menarche at age 16 periods normally regular, stop three months ago, exercises daily 20 min. to 2 hours, experiences low energy, chronic constipation and lightheadedness, favorite TV show is “America’s Next Top Model” and reports “feeling down in the dumps” for about nine months, college student, good grades, finding it difficult to concentrate, admits to feeling worthless and having no