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…year (Eating Disorders 1). The most common eating disorders are Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Compulsive Overeating. These disorders are serious, and, when taken to extremes, can be life threatening as well. All eating disorders arise from…

…of food and an obsession with thinness. The three most common eating disorders are Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Obesity. These conditions effect many teens around the world. They are real, complex, and devastating situations, which can have serious…

…Anorexia Nervosa In January of 1999, a ten year old girl named Kelsey asked her parents if she could go to a weight loss camp in the summer. Kelsey wasn’t very over weight, but her parents decided if that would make her feel better about herself…

…. Although eating disorders are mainly found in middle- to upper class, highly educated, Caucasian, female adolescents, no culture or age group is immune to them (EDA HP, n.p.). The three major eating disorders are anorexia! nervosa, bulimia nervosa…

…The Causes and Effects of Anorexia Nervosa? Eating disorders are not new. Anorexia Nervosa was first formally diagnosed in 1874, and the symptoms have been observed as far back as 300 years ago. Although the condition has been known for centuries…

…). In contrast to teenagers overindulging in unhealthy foods, many of them, girls and boys alike, suffer from the eating disorders Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia. While these two disorders are different they share the commonality of wanting to be excessively thin…

…The eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are complex psychosomatic illnesses. Underlying biological diatheses related to the regulation of mood, hunger, satiety, weight control, and metabolism, combined with psychological…

…Treatment of Eating 2 Abstract In this paper I have attempted to define both anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Psychologists and psychiatrists have formulated a three-prong approach to the treatment of these eating disorders. First is to focus…

…be serve and sometimes fatal. This paper will address the major characteristics and distinguishing factors of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa as well as discuss assessment and treatment strategies and issues that family members may be dealing…

…disorders, why do they occur, and how can we help our friends overcome these illnesses? The most serious eating disorder is anorexia nervosa. Anorexia nervosa was named and identified in the 1870’s(Brumberg 3). It is usually begins in adolescence, although…