Eating disorders Flashcards
more than just about food. It is a type of
mental illness that involves unhealthy thoughts and behavior
towards food, weight, and body shape
eating disorders
Ingestion of non-nutritive and non-edible
substances
pica
Repeated regurgitation and rechewing of food
ruminating
It is the failure to eat adequately
feeding disorder
Eating of unusual large amount of food in a
relatively short period of time
binge
To eliminate food by inducing vomiting,
enema, laxative, and diuretics
purge
A person made excessively thin by the lack of
nutrition
emaciated
disorder characterized by binge eating, over
concerned with body shape and weight
bulimia
A disorder characterized by restrictive eating
resulting in emaciation, disturbance in body
image and intense fear of becoming obese
anorexia
It is the consumption of more calories than
what the body needs.
obesity
A person with a mother or sister who has had
anorexia nervosa are likely to develop the
disorder
biological factor
A person with eating disorder tends to be
perfectionist, with unrealistic expectation of
themselves and others
psychological factor
Some person with eating disorder belongs to
overprotective family
family factor
A person who are into relationship that they
need to be thin to be continually accepted
social factor
In westernized country where female are
pressured to be thin to be accepted
cultural pressures
People who are happy and successful are
almost always portrayed by actors or models
who are young, thin, and toned
media factors
People who are socialites, dancers, models,
gymnast, actress, entertainers, and male
homosexuals
lifestyle
Person who usually survived tends to have
eating disorders
physically and sexually abused
Nursing Diagnosis
o Alteration in health maintenance
o Altered nutrition: less than body requirement
o Altered nutrition: more than body requirement
o Anxiety
o Body image disturbances
o Ineffective family coping: compromised
o Ineffective individual coping
o Self-esteem disturbances
The relentless pursuit of thinness or weight phobia
o Refusal to eat, relentless pursuit to thinness, weight
phobia
Anorexia Nervosa
Defense mechanism for Anorexia Nervosa
Denial
One of the causes of anorexia nervosa is mood (appetite mo)
serotonin
Causes of anorexia nervosa: pinipilit ni mother ang gusto niya
dominant mother
causes of anorexia nervosa: sexual drive
(mababa), naapektuhan din appetite at hormones
disturbances in the hypothalamus
10 Characteristics of Anorexia Nervosa
a. Obsessive
b. Underweight
c. Adolescent
d. Introvert/ low self-esteem
e. Denies disorder
f. Deceitful vomiting, enema, diuretics, laxatives
g. Perfectionist
h. Suicidal, sleep 2-3 hours
i. People pleaser – acceptance ng mga nasa paligid
j. Dichotomous thinking – iba yung iniisip mo sa tingin mo
(mirror = payat ka – tingin mo mataba ka)
Behavior (AN): often affected
Adolescent and youngest female child
how many percent die and half of them are suicidal in AN?
10-20%
They eat in social functioning but purge themselves. But
avoids social functions gradually.
Anorexia Nervosa
As a child, they are chubby or overweight
Anorexia Nervosa
o A perfect girl, ideal, conscientious, hardworking and
people pleasers
Anorexia Nervosa
o Depending to family
o Focus in losing weight
o Depress, irritable, withdraws and decrease libido
Anorexia Nervosa
As disorder progresses they become deceitful, stubborn,
hostile and manipulative
Anorexia Nervosa
8 effects of Anorexia Nervosa
a. Emaciated
b. Constipation
c. Decrease libido
d. Dry skin/falling hair
e. Amenorrhea
f. Electrolyte imbalances (mababa yung K = Cardiac Arrest)
g. Susceptible to infection
h. Death due to cardiac arrest
what to do first before medication to patients with anorexia nervosa?
Correct electrolytes
11 nursing care for patients with Anorexia Nervosa
- Convey warmth and sincerity (trust)
- Monitor I and O (purge)
- Listen (afraid to show emotions)
- Be honest (distrustful)
- Set limits (manipulative)
- Teach patient about the disorder (denial)
- Avoid long silence (rejection)
- Be consistent (trust)
- Daily weight taking (not facing the scale)
- Involve family in treatment process (sila yung dahilan)
- Positive reinforcement (weight gained)
12 nursing management for Anorexia Nervosa
- Use reinforcement to help patient gain weight
- Acceptance and nonjudgmental
- Listen to the patient
- Be honest
- Avoid long silence
- Close observation
- Weigh patient not facing the weighing scale
- Set limits
- Let them participate in their planning process
- Teach them about their illness
- Be consistent
- Involve family in the treatment
How to establish eating pattern to patients with anorexia nervosa
- Sit with the patient during meals and snack time
May possibility sila maghoard
Magstay ka kahit gano katagal
Kung lalabas siya or iihi, sabihin mo na before
meals (kasi baka isuka or itapon) - Offer CHON and CHO food patient prefers
- Adhere to the treatment program
- Observe patient after meals or snacks
- Be aware to hide or discard food