Biological factors that can contribute to an eating disorder is inheriting it from one or both of your parents. Which means that your born with it. But that doesnt mean you can‘t stop it. It really depends on what eating disorder
Body Fat and Eating Disorders Nicole Sloan SCI/241 Body Fat and Eating Disorders Body composition refers to the proportion of fat and fat-free mass in the body. Those with a higher proportion of fat-free mass to a lower proportion of body fat have a healthy body composition ("Body Composition", 2014). When a person is overweight due to carrying excess fat, they are at risk for several weight related health problems. Excess fat can also cause a person to have a weaker immune system which leads to…
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dread the image of their bodies daily, resulting in becoming their own worst enemies; Enemies due to a vicious, cruel mental illness known as Anorexia Nervosa. More than just an eating disorder, anorexia contains many depths, with several theories to its cause. Many people think that anorexia nervosa is just an eating disorder, but in reality it is much more than that. One thing that numerous people do not know about anorexia is that there are two types, restricting and purging. Smith and Segal (2012)…
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defined as a person who creates a disallowance for their self to eat and maintaining a healthy body weight. The eating disorder is not characterized by a lack of hunger rather than having hunger yet choosing starvation at a cost of many psychological factors. There are thousands of reasons why a person may choose to begin starve themselves, but the most astounding part of this disorder is not only the physical but also psychological effects that occur because of it. When looking at the poorer countries…
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8 million Americans suffer from an eating disorder” (Statistic Brain, 2012). The two most common disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Anorexia and bulimia are both serious eating disorders, but both are often confused. While they are similar in some ways, they also have some distinct differences. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are both psychiatric disorders that are characterized by severe disturbances in eating behaviors. Each disorder has similarities and differences in…
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Chronic Diseases Diabetes is characterized by constantly having high levels of glucose in the blood. There are two types of diabetes Type 1 and Type 2. Type 1 diabetes is an immune disorder. Insulin dependent diabetes is an autoimmune disorder where the person’s body attacks and damages cells in the pancreas that make insulin. With the lack of insulin production the body cannot take glucose and dispose of it normally. This results in a permanently high blood glucose level within that person…
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Gilliams Psychology/300 General psychology April 9, 2015 Jennifer Murphy, Facilitator University of phoenix Abstract: In this paper, we identify the types of Abnormal psychologies and therapy. Abnormal psychology is the study of disorders that effect people mentally and physically causing obsessive and disruption patterns and habits to a persons well being and life style. The difference between normal psychology and abnormal psychology is that abnormal psychology deals with the treatment…
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Major Depression Dot Point Notes 2015 Students apply a biopsychosocial framework to the study of a selected mental disorder. They identify protective and risk factors, coping mechanisms and the principles of how treatments work. Students analyse how biological, psychological and socio-cultural factors interact to contribute to the development and treatment of these disorders. As students examine classic and contemporary studies, they evaluate the research methodologies used and consider associated…
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Those who suffer from low self esteem may also poor social skills, lack of assertiveness, and have a tendency for obsessive compulsive disorder. Low self esteem can have an enormous effect on a person's life. According to a brochure published by the University of Texas at Austin Counseling and Mental Health Center, low self esteem can have devastating consequences. It can be a cause…
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psychiatric mood disorder that affects a persons functioning and causes them emotional distress. People can feel sad about things and this doesn’t mean that they are depressed. Depression is actually a mental disorder than causes a chemical imbalance in the brain. The social stigma of depression can add to the feelings of inadequacy that plaque people who already suffer from depression making them feel even more inadequate and alone. If we could get people to understand the biological mechanism of…
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mental illness, which affects individuals from different age groups, diverse backgrounds and of different genders. Karl Leonhard generated a new definition for “manic depression” by referring to the condition as bipolar disorder. Leonhard posited that the name befitted the disorder because bipolar patients display two different moods: the depressive and manic conditions. Naturally, normal individuals have a single personality that defines character, but people with two different personalities are…
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