Transcript Eating Disorders Presentation

Eating Disorders
Presentation
Body Dysmorphia:
When a person has a distorted
and inaccurate body image.
Muscle Dysmorphia:
When a person has a distorted
and inaccurate idea about how
much muscle they have.
Anorexia Warning Signs
 Dramatic
weight loss
 Refusal to eat certain foods or food
categories (e.g. no fats, no carbs)
 Consistent excuses to avoid situations
involving food
 Excessive and rigid exercise routine
 Withdrawal from usual friends/relatives
Health Risks with Anorexia
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Heart failure
Kidney failure
Low protein stores
Digestive problems
Electrolyte imbalance
Bulimia Warning Signs
 Wrappers/containers
indicating
consumption of large amounts of food
 Frequent trips to bathroom after meals
 Signs of vomiting
IE: staining of teeth, long/frequent trips to bathroom
 Excessive
and rigid exercise routine
 Withdrawal from usual friends/relatives
Source: National Eating Disorders Association Website
Bulimia Warning Signs
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Family & friends may have difficultly
detecting bulimic behavior because many
individuals keep these rituals very
secretive and often maintain normal or
above normal body weight.
Eating Disorders: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Produced and Edited by
Constance M. Jones (2004)
Health Risks with Bulimia
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Electrolyte imbalance
Laxative dependence
Dental problems
Stomach rupture
Menstruation
irregularities
Binge Eating Disorder: Warning
Signs
 Wrappers/containers
indicating
consumption of large amounts of food
 MAY be overweight for age and height
 MAY have a long history of repeated
efforts to diet-feel desperate about their
difficulty to control food intake
 MAY eat throughout the day with no
planned mealtimes
Source: National Eating Disorders Association Website
Health Risks with
Binge Eating Disorder
High blood pressure
 High cholesterol
 Gall bladder disease
 Diabetes
 Heart disease
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Psychological factors
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Low self-esteem
Feelings of inadequacy or failure
Feeling out of control
Response to change (puberty)
Response to stress
Competition for sports, dance
Personal illness
The following slides are not part of the
note taking in class, but they are still
loaded with important information!!!
More psychological factors:
Vulnerable Personality
Characteristics
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Identity difficulties
Need for approval
Perfectionist
Obsessive tendencies
Irrational thinking
Difficulty coping
Inability to accept self
Interpersonal Factors
Troubled family and personal relationships
 Difficulty expressing emotions and feelings
 History of being teased or ridiculed based
on size or weight
 History of physical or sexual abuse
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Social and Cultural Factors
Cultural pressures that glorify thinness
and place value on obtaining the perfect
body
 Narrow definitions of beauty that include
only women and men of specific body
weights and shapes
 Cultural norms that value people on the
basis of physical appearance and not inner
qualities and strengths
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Biological Factors
Eating disorders often run in families (learn
coping skills and attitudes in family)
 Genetic component—research about brain and
eating in taking place (certain chemicals in the
brain control hunger, appetite and digestion
have been found unbalanced).
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Source: www.NationalEatingDisorders.org
Barbie and Bodies
Seven feet tall
 38 inch chest
 19 inch waist
 36 inch hips
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unattainable for an
adult woman
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G. I. Joe
1970-GI Joe was 5 ft. 10
inches, 32 inch waist and 12
inch upper arms
 2010-29 inch waist and 18 ½
inch arms
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Treatment options
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Help comes in different forms including
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Psychotherapy
Support or self-help
groups
Medical treatment
Nutritional treatment
Medication
Hospitalization
Help is available. Get help if you need it.
Encourage a loved one to get help if they need it.
How to Help
Family and Friends
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“Tips for Talking to a Friend Who May Be Struggling with an eating Disorder”
*Set a time to talk
*Communicate your concerns
*Ask your friend to explore these concerns
*Avoid conflicts
*Avoid placing shame, blame, or guilt
*Avoid giving simple solutions
*Express your continued support
By National Eating Disorders Association
www.NationalEatingDisorders.org
Links
Eating Disorders “What’s the deal?” quiz.
 Secrets of a magazine cover revealed!
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Body Image
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Not the entire solution, but if we have a
healthy, realistic body image we are less
prone to use food as a way to cope with
our emotions, stress and problems.
Web Resources
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Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders
– www.anred.com
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National Eating Disorders Association
– www.NationalEatingDisorders.org
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American Dietetic Association
– www.eatright.org
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Something Fishy Web Site on Eating Disorders
– www.something-fishy.org