Bulimia

Eating disorders are on the rise for women in Japan because of the contemporary culture that is dominated by gender expectations. To put this into perspective, we have Akiko a twenty-three single woman with bulimia nervosa. She turns to binge eating and purging about three to four times a week in order to keep her thin body shape. Akiko has a boyfriend that is not aware of her eating disorder and she is not sure if she wants to continue the relationship. This is because she has a distorted view of

After reading, “Anorexia Nervosa: Friend or Foe?” by Serpell et. al., in 1998, “Bulimia Nervosa: Friend or Foe? The Pros and Cons of Bulimia Nervosa,” by Serpell and Treasure in 2001, and viewing the documentary, Dying to be Thin, from PBS in 2000, I found several significant points within this research. Specifically, AN is the deadliest of all psychiatric disorders and the most difficult psychiatric illness to treat. As mentioned in the video Dying to be Thin, while detection as well as treatment

Bulimia Nervosa is characterized by binge eating which is the uncontrolled consumption of large amount of food, negative self-evaluation which is determined by body shape and weight and finally regular compensation behavior which could include self-induced vomiting and laxative misuse. Patients suffering from this disorder have body weight that is typically normal or low normal. At the same time, the disorder has associated general psychopathology and psychosocial impairment. It is most common in

There are numerous implications associated with Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa as discussed in both the video "Dying To Be Thin" and the articles. There appeared to be a common thread amongst those who suffer from Anorexia Nervosa. As stated in the video by dancer, Katie Tracy who dropped weight drastically within a two week period. She reportedly starved herself for an entire year and fellow dancers praised and envied her new body. A young lady named Erin shown in the video viewed herself

The purpose of the two studies about anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) from 1999 and 2000 respectively, was to ask clients diagnosed with AN or BN to write two letters to the disorder, one seeing it as a friend and other seeing it as an enemy. In other words, to write the pros and cons of the illness. I was not surprised when I read the cons. After reading and watching videos about eating disorders, how and why they originate, and their physical and emotional consequences, I understood

There are many different types of eating disorders such as binge-eating, bulimia, and anorexia. All three eating disorders are very similar, but they are also differ with the issue they cause. Eating disorders can be harmful to a persons’ body because when they keep vomiting, it causes certain parts of the body to deteriorate over time. Each disorder has many symptoms, causes, warning signs, and health problems. All disorders differ with the way they affect people and how the person is treated

Biochemical Correlates of Anorexia and Bulimia Millions of people in the United States suffer from anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Anorexia nervosa is a dangerous eating disorder characterized by distorted body image, obsession with food and weight, drastic reduction in food intake often to the point of starvation, and extreme weight loss (1). Bulimia nervosa is a somewhat similar eating disorder more specifically characterized by recurring episodes of uncontrollable binge eating followed

what I needed to look like. At 5’10 and 145 pounds I needed to weigh 125. I needed my waist smaller. I had to have more defined muscles. In the back of my mind, I knew I had developed an eating disorder, but it never fit the criteria for anorexia or bulimia. There would be periods, usually a week-long, where I wouldn't eat. I would later get hungry and start binging and hide food in my room. My mom and dad would find the stashes of food tucked away, and I'd be grounded. I felt so ashamed that I'd stop

However, one major symptom of bulimia Janet is missing is forced vomiting. Instead, Janet’s symptoms can fit the binge-eating disorder. According to the DSM-5, recurrent episodes of binge eating are done. Janet eats a whole bag a candy each week, afterwards she feels unattractive. Janet

looking this way it creates a few problems. Problems that are over looked until something drastic happens. These traumatic experiences stem from the drastic measures that young girls and women take; like starving themselves to feel good. Anorexia and bulimia nervosa are serious illnesses that affect young girls and women between the ages of ten and twenty. Both similar in the sense that they involve losing weight but both different from each other. Lets take a closer look at each. Anorexia is an illness