Anorexia Nervosa Research Paper

Diagnostic Criteria for Anorexia Nervosa from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder. fifth edition (DSM-V) is a restriction of energy intake relative to requirement, leading to a significantly low body weight in the context of age, sex, developmental trajectory, and physical health According to my Abnormal Psychology textbook Anorexia is describe as an eating disorder in which a person is obsessed by thoughts of an unattainable image of “Perfect” thinness. This occurs by starvation and or excessive exercise which can result in death for some people if not treated. It can also cause damage to numerous of our vital organs like our heart. Anorexia Nervosa has the highest mortality rate of all mental disorders. People

who suffer from this disorder have slow esteem and appearance problems. They are constantly obsessed with their body image; they often see. Or view themselves as overweight. They are constantly seen weighting themselves, trying to have or accomplish a desirable body shape or clothing size. They are very critical about their appearance. They may say negative things that out themselves down about how the body size or shape.this can lead to a food phobia thinking that everything our eat you will gain weight. People who are Anorexic patients will read almost and all food labels for calories levels , and Nutrient facts. They weight their portion of food they eat. They tend to lie about eating already. They monitor their weight on a day to day base. They take their diet very seriously.

Mary Kate an American former child actress and fashion design suffered from Anorexia Nervosa during our early teenage years. I chose Mary Kate Olsen to evaluate. Based on how the media can manipulate and impact our self-esteem and body image as young teenagers; by advertising what ideal beauty is. Begin thin is consider to be more attractive in the media. During a point in her life she started losing a large amount of weight, she became very thin. I diagnose her with this disorder because she shown several signs and symptoms of this illness. She displayed dramatic weight loss, low self-esteem and lie about eating. She was fatigue etc. She has able to seek help for her disorder with the help and support of her families and friends before it ending her life. Her disorder was primarily influenced by the media, advertising and society deserves blame, pressuring young teenagers to be thin, because being thin is considered more attractive.