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Eating Disorder Awareness Anorexia

Eating Disorder Awareness Anorexia . Lara Mele. What are the most common eating disorders?. Topic. Anorexia nervosa three key features:. Refusal to maintain a healthy body weight A immense fear of gaining weight Distorted body image in mirror and to others. Remember its just a number.

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Eating Disorder Awareness Anorexia

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  1. Eating Disorder AwarenessAnorexia Lara Mele

  2. What are the most common eating disorders? Topic

  3. Anorexia nervosa three key features: • Refusal to maintain a healthy body weight • A immense fear of gaining weight • Distorted body image in mirror and to others Remember its just a number

  4. Are you anorexic? • Do you feel fat even though you’re not? • Are you scared of gaining weight? • Do you lie about how much you eat? • Are your friends worried about your weight loss or appearance? Working out excessively

  5. Are you Anorexic • Do you diet, compulsively exercise, or purge? • Do you feel powerful or in control when you go without food? Do you base your happiness on body size?

  6. Purging signs and symptoms Throwing up, diet pills, compulsive exercising Using diet pills, laxatives, or diuretics every day Throwing up after eating or binge eating Compulsive exercising and working out

  7. Anorexia is not a Healthy Diet • Attempt to control life and emotions • esteem is based on how much you weigh • you view weight loss as a way to make you happy • Being thin is all that matters A healthy diet consist of variety and balance

  8. Some of the physical effects of anorexia include: • Dry Skin • Lack of energy • Slowed thinking • Yellowish skin Depression

  9. Some of the physical effects of anorexia include: More signs and symptoms • Tooth decay • Gum damage • Dizziness • Fainting Headaches

  10. Anorexic food behavior signs and symptoms • Dieting despite being thin • Obsession with calories, fat grams, and nutrition • Pretending to eat or lying about eating • Preoccupation with food • Strange or secretive food rituals

  11. Anorexic Appearance and body image signs and symptoms • Dramatic weight loss • Feeling fat, despite being underweight • Fixation on body image • Harshly critical of appearance • Denial that you’re too thin

  12. Major risk factors for anorexia nervosa Who is most likely to suffer from anorexia • Body dissatisfaction and depression • A life of strict dieting • Low self-esteem and self image • Difficulty expressing feelings

  13. Major risk factors for anorexia nervosa Risk factors More risk factors that men or women can have • Perfectionism • Troubled family relationships • Troubled friendships • History of abuse • Family history of eating disorders

  14. Steps to anorexia recovery How to help yourself or someone you know • Admit you have a problem. • Avoid activities that trigger your obsession with being thin. • Seek professional help. Talk to someone

  15. Treating anorexia involves three steps Three easy steps to guide someone suffering from anorexia • Get back to a healthy weight • Change how you think about yourself and food Eat more food!

  16. Tips for helping a person with anorexia Create a helping relationship

  17. Tips for helping a person with anorexia Be a role model

  18. Tips for helping a person with anorexia Take care of yourself

  19. Tips for helping a person with anorexia Avoid threats, scare tactics, angry outbursts, and put-downs

  20. Tips for helping a person with anorexia Have them seek professional help

  21. Sources • http://www.bing.com/health/article/mayo-MADS00606/Anorexia-nervosa?q=anorexia • http://www.mamashealth.com/anorexia.asp • http://helpguide.org/mental/anorexia_signs_symptoms_causes_treatment.htm • http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/anorexia-nervosa/anorexia-nervosa-topic-overview Articles Website

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