Eating Disorders 11-12 - Eating Disorders o Biological...

Eating Disorders:
o .
 Biological – higher levels of serotonin / genetic predisposition
 Social – professions / sports / cultural values / family
influences
• Western cultures value thinness
 Psychological / emotional – personality / major life events /
powerlessness
o Often perfectionist girls, seek the approval of
other people, tend to think in blank and white
perspective no gray…
• Sexual abuse / physical abuse could trigger an eating
disorder
• Trying to get back a sense of power by not eating
because pretty much all they can control is what they
can eat. (must go to school, listen to what parents say,
etc)
o Bulimia nervosa – binge and purge
 Seeing a rise in exercise bulimia
 Often maintain normal body weight
• Teeth tend to have a gray
• More likely to rupture esophagus
• Vomit blood
• Excessive use of breath mints
• Cuts and abrasions on knuckles
o Emotions
o Robert Plutchik proposed 8 basic emotions: fear, surprise, sadness,
disgust, anger, anticipation, joy, and acceptance.