The Aspects, Preventions and Treatment of Eating Disorders on Teenagers in America.

The Aspects, Preventions and Treatment of Eating Disorders on Teenagers in America.

Is there, perhaps, an exact definition of perfection? It is really difficult to prevent people from falling into diseases and disorders related to self-esteem, image, and fashion; when there are so many myths, speculations, and complications in terms of the human body and the perception that others have of us. Eating disorders, such as the name says, revolve around the food, so those are diseases that are really difficult to combat, because eating is necessary for the body, and it good performance, but unfortunately media has created a distorted figure of beauty. We can find several eating disorders but on the era the most important are the Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa, the first one is defined as “an eating disorder characterized by a purposeful weight loss far beyond the normal range. Fear of being fat is almost always an overriding factor in this pursuit. A desire to perfect one's self through one's body, and by extension in every other way, is also a strong characteristic and can supersede the reality of body structure and function, resulting in a distorted body image.” (“Anorexia Nervosa” 2) and the second one that is defined as “an eating disorder that is closely linked to anorexia nervosa. This is an emotionally based disorder in which food is used as a means of satisfying inner needs. In contrast to anorexia, in which restriction of food is used as a means of gaining control, in bulimia, eating unusually large amounts of food, bingeing, and then purging is a response to distress”(“Bulimia Nervosa” 4) just as is cited in Diane Yancey´s “Eating Disorders” book. As science and technology advance there are new diseases, both physical and me...

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...sorders are a problem that is marked in this society because the power of the human being has been modified, leaving behind the traditional and as simple, that's why every day we become a society dominated by consumerism. The culture around us, from the media that surround us every day to buy something whether food, clothing, beauty to people that are surrounding us. Eating Disorders can be developed by combining psychological, interpersonal and social conditions. “Fear of obesity and the pursuit of thinness represent the driving force in both Anorexia and Bulimia nervosa”(Schlundt, David, and Johnson 22,) it is important to recognize that these diseases are influenced mostly by psychological and psyquiatric disorders that include depression and a bad self-perception of the body which is, Most of the time, influenced by the innovations of modern culture(Stearns 34.)