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…and irritability, or may choose to engage in risky behaviors (Oster & Montgomery, 1996). Mood disorders are often accompanied by other psychological problems such as anxiety (Oster & Montgomery, 1996), eating disorders (Lasko et al., 1996), hyperactivity (Blackman, 1995…

…, teenagers may express boredom and irritability, or may choose to engage in risky behaviors. Mood disorders are often accompanied by other psychological problems such as anxiety, eating disorders, hyperactivity, substance abuse and suicide. All of which can hide…

…Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder in which a pre-occupation with dieting associated with a fixation for appearing thin leads to dramatic weight loss. Thousands of women from ages 15-35 suffer from this disease every year…

…- and ten- year-olds interviewed claimed they were trying to lose weight. Disordered eating and low self-image tends to run in families: a mother’s behavior strongly influences her daughter, and studies show that mothers who place much emphasis…

…to other solutions. First, they will try to diet and exercise and when that doesn’t work many women develop eating disorders. Eating disorders are becoming an increasing problem among young women in the U.S. Young women often look at magazines and watch…

…someone else. She has had an eating disorder since she was nine, dieting in public and sneaking "the sandwich under her shirt [to] go outside or to the bathroom to eat it" (Dubus 45). Her parents pity her and are embarrassed by her. Her college roommate…

…’s magazines have included ten times as many ads and articles promoting weight loss as men’s magazines (p. 53). Another factor in the feminization of disordered eating is the difference in what little girls and boys learn as they’re socialized. Men…

…year. They ultimately end up thinking that they have to be tall thin and tan to be beautiful and force themselves not to eat or regurgitate everything they do eat. The Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention (EDAP) website states that, "in the United…

…for SSRIs saw an increase of 740%. SSRIs are used to treat a wide variety of psychiatric disorders, such as depression, anxiety, phobias, eating disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Even though SSRIs are commonly prescribed drugs, there is a potential…

…Parkinson's Disease is a degenerative brain disorder initially characterized by trembling lips and muscles. Emotions may be affected and this disease can also cause much depression. In cases where there is no known cause, it usually appears after age…