Eating Disorders

Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa are characterized by gross disturbances in

eating behavior. These disorders typically begin in adolescence or

early adult life, affecting as many as "1 in 100 females between the

ages of 12 and 18 (Bronwell & Foreyt 312)."

Anorexia Nervosa is a complex disorder where the individaul refuses to

maintain body weight over a normal weight for age and height. Also

present, is an intense fer of gaining weight or becoming fat (Waller,

Quinton, & Watson 127). People of this disorder say they "feel fat"

even though they are obviously underweight or even emaciated. They

become preoccupied with their body size and are usually dissatisfied

with some feature of their physical apperarance (Bronwell & Foreyt

322). Weight loss is accomplished by a reduction of food intake. Self-

induced vomiting or use of laxatives or diuretics are also common

methods used to achieve weight loss. Many people with this disorder

minimize the severity of their illness and are uninterested in, or

resistant, to any type of therapy (Waller, Quinton, & Watson 152).

Severe weight loss may eventually lead to hospitalization to prevent

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tests showed that the groups tested may have been exposed to a higher

risk for the development of weight concern eating disorders. Subjects' initial and final weights were

reported along with the EAT-26 scores. Each subject and family members

attended a 60 minute therapy session weekly for 12 to 14 weeks in

systemic family therapy. In an experiment, 100 female undergraduates were given the

body massindex and the EAT-26.

However, the possible influences may be used during family therapy

(McCourt & Waller 1995). Family life may be described as very

harmonious and close. Detection leads to education, which leads to intervention,

which leads to eventual termination. The test was designed by

Garner and Garfinkle in 1979. High scores on these subjects would

detect these potential patients (Boyadieva & Steinhausen 1996). It is

not yet known whether these perceptions are correlated with reality.

Bulimia Nervosa is a disorder in which the individual has recurrent

episodes of binge eating. The relentless pursuit of a thin body is an attempt to obtain

social approval by conforming to the characteristics of a socially

attractive body. There are limited

treatment facilities available for disordered patients, so more studies

of this kind must be done to educate, eliminate, and treat present

patients (Boyadjieva & Steinhausen 1996).

High EAT-26 scores were associated with an increased number of "fat" or

"thin" feelings. Poor eating attitudes are also a

product of the contradicting social pressures that affect the whole

family.

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