What Is The Tone Of The Anorexic Girl

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

In this article “Fighting Anorexia: No One to Blame” it discusses the struggles and challenges children face as young as 8 years old and teens from 13 to 18 years of age when dealing with the eating disorder “Anorexia Nervosa.” Which is defined in our text as an “eating disorder characterized by self-starvation” (Bee, pg. 384). The staff of “Newsweek” also discuss who or what is to blame for anorexia nervosa in the past parents have been blamed when their children have shown signs in regards to this disorder. Research has shifted from blaming the parents to the possibility anorexia might have some links to mental disorder, genetics or even environmental factors which can influence the disorder. Lastly, the article discusses various

You are a nurse on an inpatient psychiatric unit. J.M., a 23-year-old woman, was admitted to the psychiatric unit last night after assessment and treatment at a local hospital emergency department (ED) for “blacking out at school.” She has been given a preliminary diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. As you begin to assess her, you notice that she has very loose clothing, she is wrapped in a blanket, and her extremities are very thin. She tells you, “I don't know why I'm here. They're making a big deal about nothing.” She appears to be extremely thin and pale, with dry and brittle hair, which is very thin and patchy, and she constantly complains about being cold. As you ask questions pertaining to weight and nutrition, she

The research also found that patients who described their fathers as more overprotective exhibited more restraint in their eating patterns, higher levels of concern regarding their eating behaviors, body image, and appearance, and higher levels of depression; patients who described their father as more caring experienced the opposite effect. These disordered eating behaviors could be triggered because the daughters are feeling unloved or rejected and may desire to lose weight to acquire their father’s love or attention; daughters who feel as though their father is disappointed in them may attempt to lose weight in order to please him by achieving ‘perfection’ in some aspect of their lives. This research exhibits how a perception a female has of her father can significantly impact their eating pathology; the severity of an eating disorder can depend on the paternal parenting style quite

Eating disorders can affect anyone like it did to Polly. Polly has shared her story in the book Thin. She give full experience of an eating disorder she had. “Dieting has always been a huge part of my life” polly said in the book Thin (42). Polly is a young women who started with eating disorders at the age of 10. She didn’t realize it then or as a teen. As a young girl she would count calories and threw up if she thought she over ate. She even had diet pills packed in her lunch when she was in elementary school. He mother made the situation worst when she did a bet with her mother at the age 10. The bet was to lose 10 pounds and she would get $100. Polly won that bet and continued to take the same route. Polly thinks she started to have a

In America today, there are unrealistic beauty standards women must face daily. When women can not meet this idea of perfection pushed by society, some women will risk their health just to fit a cultural stigma. Women are held to an insanely high criterion when it comes to beauty which tends to lead to negative body image. Ten percent of women in The United States of America report symptoms consistent with eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating. Which concludes that a total of 75 percent of all American women endorse some unhealthy thoughts, feelings, or behaviors related to food or their body image-UNC Medical Department Although eating disorders are not subjective to women only, after reading “Beating Anorexia and Gaining Feminism” Marni Grossman and “Feminism and Anorexia: A Complex Alliance” Su Holmes, I will discuss how eating disorders coexist in the lives of women who struggle with body image, and what feminism can do to give these women a second chance.

The story of Stephanie does indeed resemble several of the characteristics on the list of those suffering from an eating disorder. Stephanie suffers from anorexia nervosa because she is very obsessed about losing weight and being thin. In the video, she stated that she counts the caloric intake on a daily basis. she meets some of the criteria on the list because she does live in the U.S, is on a never-ending diet, she is preoccupied with her weight daily, she maintain the distorted body image of herself, she has some kind of Obsessive-compulsive disorder, and she is a single mother of four who may be suffering from a low

The study conducted had a sample size of 90 Polish women with AN and the control group was 120 females without any signs of an eating disorder. These females were studied to identify any substantial differences in behavior. The result of the study was that females with AN exhibited less control over cognitive function and emotional behavior. The conclusion reached was that being able to identify the symptoms typical of an eating disorder in females could help in improving treatments and could also prevent any dangerous habits developed by those with

“Ever since I was in fourth grade, I have hated myself. I felt unattractive because of my weight”.-Kenna

Sheridan, A., 1995. Michal Faucault's Discipline and Punish - The Birth of the Prison. 2nd Ed. New York: Vintage Book.

Ellen West is a real person, unlike how some might assume due to Frank Bidart’s poem, which is so quintessentially dubbed “Ellen West”. Bidart, however, never mentioned a name for her disease, which may have left many pondering what had ailed her. Ellen West suffered from anorexia nervosa, a very debilitating eating disorder that affects every aspect of a victim’s life. It is possible to diagnose Ellen West by using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V). West’s doctor did not use the proper technique to treat her, nevertheless. It was not his error for the treatment for anorexia is different than it is today.

Miss America 2008 Kirsten Haglund shared that she used to struggle with anorexia nervosa, but reading the Bible saved her from the eating disorder.

Her family sent her to a residential treatment center called Lowe House. Even though she was recovering, she was not honest about the cause of her disorder. Her struggle with anorexia continues after she was let out of Lowe. Later she goes to America University, but her disorder is pulling her back as she only weighs only of fifty- two pounds. Marya's father takes her to the hospital emergency room and she sighs herself into for treatment.

Jill is the main character Ana’s, best friend. Jill appears to know what Ana is feeling before Ana does. Ana’s parents were just divorced and she needed an escape from reality when Jill invited her to go on a vacation with herself and her family. While on vacation, Jill asks Ana if she can diet with her by restricting her calories to 1,700 a day. Ana was an athlete, on the school's track team and needed to consume many more. This is one of the many events leading to Ana to become an Anorexic. When Jill asks Ana she agrees fearing to upset her best friend. On that same vacation, Ana starts dating Jill’s brother, Jack. This makes her want to restrict more of her calories so she stays skinny for her new boyfriend, fearing that what happened to

In American culture, the obese body is represented very negatively. One factor that contributes to this negative representation is the abundance of negative reactions that people display towards overweight people. It is a stigma that often taints and belittles the person, leading others to judge the individual negatively, rejecting, hating, or ridiculing him or her. That can often lead the obese person to develop sever psychological problems.