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... McDonald
Research Paper
Eating Disorders
The idea of facing another day terrified me. ... She suffered from the eating disorder known as Anorexia. ...
Like Cherry, millions of Americans each year are affected by some type of an eating disorder. ... These two types of eating disorders are more common than most may think. Eating disorders affect five to ten millions Americans and seventy million individuals worldwide (Crowther 1995). ... Anorexia Nervosa is defined as self imposed starvation
resulting from a distorted body image (Anorexia and Associated Disorders). Bulimia Nervosa is defined as a disorder in which an individual engages in episodes of bingeing and purging (Anorexia and Associated Disorders). Approximately one million males have an eating disorder, and at least fifty thousand individuals will die as a direct result of an eating disorder (Crowther 1995).
While eating disorders may begin with food and weight, they are often much more than about food. Eating disorders are complex conditions that arise from a combination of long standing behavioral, emotional, psychological, interpersonal, and social factors (National Eating Disorders. ... We do know about some of the general issues that can contribute to the development of an eating disorder. Many people with eating disorders often use food and the control of food in an attempt to compensate for feeling and emotions that may seem over-whelming. ... For some, dieting, bingeing, and purging may begin as a way to cope with painful emotions and to feel in control of one’s life (National Eating Disorders. ... Interpersonal factors that can contribute to eating disorders are troubled family and personal relationships, difficulty expressing emotions and feelings, history of being teased based on size or weight, or a history of physical or sexual abuse. Social factors that can contribute to eating disorders are the cultural pressures that glorify “thinness” and place value on obtaining the “perfect body” (Smolak, 1996). ... Narrow definitions of beauty that include only women and men of specific body weights and shapes, and cultural norms that value people on the basis of physical appearance and not inner qualities and strengths also contribute (National Eating Disorders. ... Other factors that can contribute to eating disorders are biological. Scientists are still researching possible biochemical or biological causes of eating disorders.
Approximate Word count = 1804
Approximate Pages = 7.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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