Eating Disorders

Question 1

What are the risk and causal factors of eating disorders?

Answer 1

genetic factors make people more susceptible to binge eating and to social cultural influences that underline a perfectionist type personality style. Serotonin transmitter has been implicated, social cultural influences such as Western society that values thinness. internalising thin ideal body, dissatisfaction, dieting, negative effect of perfectionism

Question 2

How are eating disorders treated?

Answer 2

Anorexia is difficult to treat it is long and patience resist getting well. The younger patients family therapy appears to be beneficial. Olanzapine is also helpful
BulimiaCBT is helpful
binge eating disorder and IPT (interpersonal therapy) says be helpful for binge eating disorder

Question 3

How do we define obesity and why is it a worldwide problem?

Answer 3

having a body mass index of 30 or above it is associated with many medical problems and increased mortality. Obesity is not currently viewed as an eating disorder but as a food addiction problem

Question 4

Who is most at risk of obesity?

Answer 4

Genetic make up may make a more or less likely to gain weight. cultural environment the promotes overconsumption of food and sedentary lifestyle. Minorities are higher at risk low income

Question 5

How is obesity treated?

Answer 5

Lifestyles modifications and medications surgery treating obesity is difficult prevention is better than anything

Question 6

What are some of the clinical aspects of eating disorders?

Answer 6

There are three different types of eating disorders anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorders but anorexia believe now I characterised by intense fear of becoming fat and drive for thinness