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- 3. EATING DISORDERS Eating disorders are actually serious and often fatal illnesses that are associated with severe disturbances in people's eating behaviors and related thoughts and emotions. Preoccupation with food, body weight, and shape may also signal an eating disorder.
- 5. Anorexia nervosa is a condition where individuals fear gaining weight and limit their food intake due to a negative body image. This can lead to damaging effects like brain damage, organ failure, weight loss, heart problems, and infertility, with severe cases potentially increasing the risk of death due to excessive nutrient deficiency.
- 6. Extreme restriction in eating Weight Loss Fragile Body Structure/Thin Body Frame
- 7. Since it is considered a mental disorder, the most effective way to treat anorexia is through counseling with experts and peer support of the people around the affected individual. Correcting his or her perception about body image is the fundamental way to avoid this eating disorder.
- 8. Bulimia is an eating disorder characterized by regular binge eating followed by conscious compensatory behavior, such as vomiting, over-exercise, and using laxatives or diuretics. This cycle is often secret, leading to self-created guilt and a lack of control, often causing patients to suppress their eating habits.
- 9. Excessive Weight Loss Digestive Tract Damages Low self-esteem
- 11. Just like anorexia, the best treatment for bulimia is self-awareness and acceptance that the behavior being exhibited is not normal. Counseling with physicians are highly needed, and the support of the people around the affected individual is important to change their perception regarding body shape and size.
- 12. Compulsive eating disorder is a condition where individuals lose control over their food intake, leading to episodes of massive eating without compensatory behaviors like purging or exercise. This habit increases the risk of chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease and diabetes, and can be influenced by intense guilt and distress.
- 13. Obesity Eating despite being full/not hungry Frequently eating alone due to the embarrassment of eating a large volume of food
- 14. Psychotherapy, a family-based approach, involve parents regulating an individuals eating habits to reduce food consumption. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps individuals identify distorted thinking patterns and inaccurate beliefs about body shape and size.
- 15. Questions: Why do you think it is important to maintain a healthy weight? What are the ways that can be done to improve weight? If you are experiencing the same condition, do you think you can do the same things to improve your health? Do you think society plays an important role in body shape and size perception? Why?
- 16. Questions: What are eating disorders? What is Bulimia? What is Anorexia Nervosa? What is Compulsive Eating Disorder? After listening to the presentation, what have you learned about your body?
- 17. /ᐠ. .ᐟฅ Presented by: Health Group