Anorexia Nervosa is really not about food at all: A confirmed condition of negativity that is not bound by culture - A cross cultural analysis

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Term papers

Pages :

15 pages

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.doc

Published date :

10/01/2009

Category :

Arts & media

Sub category :

Journalism

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Summary :

Introduction
Early history: Back to the middle ages
Religion
Diet diseases strike black women
The nineteenth century history
1. Family role
2. Lasegue and Gull: Pioneers
3. Early familial observations
Germany
1. Freud: Lack of interest?
United States--Late discovery
1. Cultural syndrome
2. Food, eating habits, diet: Tied to culture
Cross cultural overview
A world view of eating disorders
1. Africa: Cultural and racial identity confusions
2. North America and transcultural findings
3. France
4. Middle East
5. Asia
6. Pakistan
Other casual theories
1. Antidepressants as a solution
Other observances
1. Siblings of patients with eating disorders
Perceptions
Challenging the culture-bound theory
Other formulations
1. Feminist model
Conclusion
Works cited

Abstract

anorexia nervosa/bulimia is really not about food at all. This condition is one that is a manifestation of something much deeper. And we are wrong to view anorexia nervosa/bulimia as a disease. While the thoughts of Mr. DiNicola are common today, the key words to his statement are "yet remain unproven". anorexia nervosa bulimia is a condition of negativity--one that is confirmed. Though the lack of self-esteem often is cited as a condition of this disorder, the manifestation is really all about selflessness. There is no identity, no sense of self; so, we are speaking of a lack of self. So, it is this lack of self that allows anorexia nervosa/bulimia patients to resign, unconsciously, at living. They feel they should not be allowed to live. And, taking food away is the most obvious thing to prevent living. The patient feels life is not important; they hate themselves (and the mere fact that they HATE themselves). It is as though they live through others--the only way they can justify their existence. The void that exists in their life is their inability to make the world perfect for everybody. Often, anorexia nervosa/bulimia patients are misdiagnosed as suffering from depression. The depression is result of the sufferer's inability to master perfection. These eating disordered adapt themselves to situations attempting to sharpen their perfection--since their desire is to copy values externally presented by a given society. Those manifesting the illness are extremely sensitive, uncommonly aware, and worry about everyone. It is as though the patient absorbs all the problems society is filled with.