Difference between Anorexia and Bulilia Nervosa

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

4 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

07/20/2008

Category :

Science & technology

Sub category :

Medical studies

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Summary :

Introduction
The complications that come with bulimia
Biological, psychological and social factors as causes of anorexia
Article discussing the treatment of eating disorders
Conclusion
Works cited

Abstract

The article goes over bulimia nervosa in a brief but descriptive article which is broken up in to three pages. Individuals with bulimia nervosa periodically engage in discreet eating periods, which can be considered to be binge eating, which is then followed by act of purging. This is a recurrent episode due to sense of lack of control, thus portraying an uncontrollable inappropriate behavior in order to prevent weight gain. This is common among mostly women such as gymnasts and models.Those who are bulimic have major concerns about their weight and shape. However, though their binge eating habits are uncontrollable, those consequences of eating unhealthy foods are undone by acts of self induced vomiting, a misuse of laxatives, restrictions, diuretics, enemas, and excessive exercising. For bulimia nervosa, there are two types, the purging type, which is when the individual regularly binge eats and then vomits, or uses laxative, diuretics and enemas, and the non-purging type, which is when individuals endure extreme dietary fasting and exercising.