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Eating disorders (consequences (In the mind (skip meals, fear of gaining…
Eating disorders
consequences
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Genetic factors :
If a person has a family history of an eating disorder, there is a high chance that the person will also develop an eating disorder.
Causes
Biological
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Genetics (the tie between eating disorders and one’s genes is still being heavily researched, but we know that genetics is a part of the story).
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Enviromental
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Family and childhood traumas: childhood sexual abuse, severe trauma
DEFINITION
Illnesses in which the people experience severe disturbances in their eating behaviors and related thoughts and emotions (American Psychiatric Association, 2017)
EXAMPLES
Binge-eating disorder
Individuals who suffer from Binge Eating Disorder will frequently lose control over his or her eating.
Bulimia nervosa
Episodes of eating a very large amount of food during which the person feels a loss of control over eating. Then the persons would try to loss weight.
Anorexia nervosa
It is a potentially life-threatening eating disorder that is characterized by self-starvation and excessive weight loss
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