Physiological aspects of anorexia? Does this include internal and physical?
Im doing a brochure on the physiological aspect of anorexia.
Does it make sense to include:
what anorexia is
symtoms
effects on your body
Do these fit the topic?
I also need two more pages–what should I add???
EarlyBirdy said,
Wrote on March 11, 2010 @ 8:44 pm
A- Type Personality. Trying to be perfect. Trying to please others. Girls that suffer from this disorder are usually white, college bound, perfectionists, trying to please their impossible strict parents and are struggle to control something, in an out of control world.
Dr J said,
Wrote on March 11, 2010 @ 9:33 pm
DSM-IV Criteria for Anorexia Nervosa
A. Refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height (eg, weight loss leading to maintenance of body weight less than 85% of that expected or failure to make expected weight gain during period of growth, leading to body weight less than 85% of that expected).
B. Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even though underweight.
C. Disturbance in the way in which one’s body weight or shape is experienced, undue influence of body weight or shape on self-evaluation, or denial of the seriousness of the current low body weight.
D. In postmenarchal females, amenorrhea ie, the absence of at least three consecutive cycles. (A woman is considered to have amenorrhea if her periods occur only following hormone, eg, estrogen administration.)
Specify type:
Restricting Type: During the current episode of anorexia nervosa, the person has not regularly engaged in binge-eating or purging behavior (ie, self-induced vomiting or the misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas).
Binge-Eating/Purging Type: During the current episode of anorexia nervosa, the person has regularly engaged in binge-eating or purging behavior (ie, self-induced vomiting or the misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas).
islandhobbler said,
Wrote on March 11, 2010 @ 10:15 pm
the person, feels that they are fatter than what they are, they really have no concept of their body size, the need to lose weight and become as small as they can, a person can be skin and bones and they feel they need to lose more, the kidneys can and will shut down, it affects the heart, the electrolyte’s in the brain is thrown off, low self esteem. show pics if you can of a person that is anorexic, look up karen carpenter, there are many sites about her struggle and death with anorexia. i had my mouth wired shut for 9 months from dislocating my jaw, when the wires came out, i found no hunger or want to eat and when i did i could not keep the food down, i had a form of anorexia, my heart started to give problems and they were watching me for kidney failure, it took me 6 years to recuperate. they weight my gains in Oz’s. the little i did gain back each month. i was down to 81 lbs, from where i was at 125 when it all started at 29.
~Love~ said,
Wrote on March 11, 2010 @ 10:48 pm
Those things make sense. And there’s more you could add, too. I’d probably add warning signs.
I’m going to give you an article that has some good stuff in it – it focuses mostly on warning signs, which I think could be helpful. It also explains a lot of the symptoms and effects of anorexia in ways that are easy to understand.
Good luck!