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Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia Nervosa. Katie Hughes Marley Roberts Sandra Arroyo-Becker. What Is Anorexia?. An eating disorder in which individuals purposely starve themselves, diet or exercise too much, or use other methods to lose weight. What Are The Symptoms?. Intense fear of weight gain

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Anorexia Nervosa

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  1. Anorexia Nervosa Katie Hughes Marley Roberts Sandra Arroyo-Becker

  2. What Is Anorexia? • An eating disorder in which individuals purposely starve themselves, diet or exercise too much, or use other methods to lose weight.

  3. What Are The Symptoms? • Intense fear of weight gain • Use of pills (laxatives, suppressants, diuretics) • Extreme sensitivity to cold • Loss of bone strength • Blotchy or yellow skin • Cutting food into small pieces or moving them around the plate instead of eating

  4. Who’s More Susceptible? • It is more common in females, but may also be seen in males. The disorder is seen mainly in white women who are high academic achievers and who have a goal-oriented family or personality.

  5. How Can It Be Treated? • Cognitive behavioral therapy (a type of talk therapy), group therapy, and family therapy have all been successful. • Medications such as antidepressants, antipsychotics, and mood stabilizers • Support groups

  6. What If It Goes Untreated? • Bone weakening • Decrease in white blood cells, which leads to increased risk of infection • Low potassium levels in the blood, which may cause dangerous heart rhythms • Severe dehydration • Severe malnutrition • Seizures due to fluid or sodium loss from repeated diarrhea or vomiting • Thyroid gland problems • Tooth decay • Death (10% of cases)

  7. Relation to Biological LoA • High levels of cortisol (hormone related to stress) • Low levels of serotonin and norepinephrine • May be a genetic trait

  8. Relation to Cognitive LoA • Overachieving/goal oriented personalities • Perfectionists

  9. Relation to Socio-Cultural LoA • Societal norms (Western culture encourages thin appearance) • Activities which require individual to be thin (modeling/ballet) • Stressful life situations

  10. Discussion Questions • 1. What activities/professions can you think of that could pressure people to maintain a thin appearance? • 2. • 3. • 4. • 5.

  11. Works Cited • PubMed Health: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001401/

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