Anorexic Body and Social Influences

Anorexic body and social influences

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
ARTICLE 1............................................................................................................................1
ARTICLE 2............................................................................................................................1
ARTICLE 3............................................................................................................................2
ARTICLE 4............................................................................................................................2
ARTICLE 5............................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
MAIN BODY
ARTICLE 1
Anorexia is an eating disorder where the patients are consciously watch what they are
eating and obsess over their weight. It is an emotional disorder where a person refuses to eat.
Symptoms of these include starving and maintaining a below average weight. Anorexia literally
means “loss of appetite”. There is a fear associated with getting fat in patients even if they are
very thin. During the period of late modernity, being extremely thin was considered a sign of
beauty and grace. This cultural idealization of thinness is has contributed a lot to prevailing
eating disorders of that time. The concept of anorexia was the necessity to follow the diet culture
in order to be accepted in the society. Some signs and symptoms included in anorexia nervosa
are loss of subcutaneous fat tissue, hypotension, bradycardia, disrupted menstrual function in
women and hypothermia along with hair loss (Glashouwer and et. al., 2020). This issue of
anorexia arises when a child reaches adolescence where one's body become an object of gaze.
Some long lasting effects of anorexia are bone weakening, anaemia, seizures, thyroid problems,
lack of vitamins and minerals ,low potassium levels in the blood, decrease in white blood cells,
amenorrhoea etc.
ARTICLE 2
People with a severe eating disorder have an increased risk of dying rather than normal
person. Continuos starving can lead to potential exposure to chronic conditions such as diabetes
and heart diseases. According to a research, the social effects in a person suffering from anorexia
show difficulty expressing oneself in social conditions, smaller circle, less confidence, constant
comparison to others and trouble regulating emotions. Some physical repercussions of anorexia
are stomach cramps, dizziness, dry skin, brittle nails and persistent weakness. Although, there are
no medications that have shown to completely treat this life threatening disorder but certain
therapy such as CBT and IPT have shown to significantly reduce the effects of anorexia that are
also associated with additional mental disorders such as depressions and chronic anxiety. Other
methods of treatments include nutrition counselling, hospitalization and family counselling. This
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