ANOREXIA NERVOSAJuana Reyes

What is the disorder? What does it mean?

Definition: its an unhealthy way to cope with emotional problems.

Anorexia means: “without appetite’’

Associated Featuresthoughts, feekings, behaviors

Four Symptoms characterize anorexia 1: Unable to maintain their normal weight 2:Fear of becoming fat, even if they are

grossly underweight. 3:Distorted perception of the weight or

shape of their body 4: experience amenorrhea the absence of

at least three consecutive menstrual cycle

CONTINUED…

They over eat and then force themselves get rid of what they just ate

DSM-IV-TR Criteria Refuse to maintain their weight They loose 85% of their weight 1 of every 10 die of starvation

EtiologyWhat are the potential causes of the

disorder?*Childhood obesity*Sexually abused or physically *low self- evaluations-They avoid problems instead of facing

them-they get into a dieting cycle-media images(models)

Prevalance

The prevalence of this disorder is from 0.5 to a high 3.7%

White women tend to have more eating disorders than black women

Eating disorders are more common in females adolescents : between the ages 15-24 years

Treatment

Individual family-based & group therapy No specific medications to treat

anorexia

Hospitalization-control weight gain-address psychological problems such

as depression

Continued…

They don’t see as an illness No medications but you can work

through it by modifying you behavior

Prognosis

It leads to death in 10% of the cases Weight management may be hard Group therapy can help them Low-self steam

References

Halgin.R,P &Whitboune, S.K(2005). Abnormal psychology: clinical perspectives on psychological disorders. New York,NY:McGrow-Hill

Myers,D.G.(2011).Myers psychology for Ap. New York, NY: Worth Publishers.

Isakovich, A (2012) (Month) Anorexia nervosa Mental disorder, Mental disorders, Retrieved from http://www.minddisorders.com/A-Br/Anorexia-nervosa.html#b .

Discussion Question

what do you think might drive a person to become anorexic?

Do You think anorexic people should be hospitalized