Anorexia Nervosa & Bulimia Nervosa

 What is Anorexia Nervosa ◦ A behavior involving the irrational fear of becoming overweight and results in severe weight loss from starvation ◦ 90 percent of those with eating disorder are female

 Obsession with thinness  Psychological pressure  Low self-esteem  Inability to cope  Outside pressure  High expectations  Need for attention

 Low calorie intake ◦ calories per day  Obsessed about exercise  Fear of being overweight even when underweight  Inaccurate body image  Absence of menstrual period in females  Hormone changes  Emotional problems  Great interest in food

 Body is deprived of essential nutrients  Severe malnutrition  Hair loss  Organ damage (heart)  Death from heart problems  Suicide

 What is Bulimia Nervosa? ◦ It is an episodic pattern of binge eating that involves rapid consumption of a large quantity of food in a short time followed by self-induced vomiting or diarrhea

 Desire to be thin  Desire to be more attractive  Desire for physical perfection  Fear of being out of control

 Excessive eating followed by self- induced vomiting  Use of laxatives  Impulsive  Tooth decay  Absence of menstrual period  Dehydration  Depression  Mood swings  Constant pursuit of thinness

 Malnutrition  Dehydration  Low potassium in the blood  Dental enamel erosion  Organ damage  Internal bleeding  Heart & Kidney failure