Bulimia Nervosa – The Eating & Purging Disorder
DEBORAH DIXON
PSY699 : Master of Arts in Psychology Capstone
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The client found herself in troubled eating habits.
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The urge for binging kept progressing and after every
binge, she purged to correct herself.
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This binge-purge cycle slowly became a routine and
part of her lifestyle.
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The client decided to take help from an expert therapist.
1.
The patients are taught about bulimia nervosa and
actions that propagate the disease.
2.
The patient was then asked to keep detailed food
records, including the frequency of bingeing or
purging.
3.
the patient was taught to expand food choices
4.
The therapist corrects the patient’s dysfunctional food
and body perceptions
(Rushing et al, 2003).
An analytical case study of, a 26-year-old female
who works as a manager in a local Italian
restaurant presenting symptoms of Bulimia
Nervosa.
Family Based Treatment
((Nadeau & Leichner, 2009)
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
(Champion & Power, 2012)
Studies designate that almost 20% of the youngsters
