Реферат: Abnormal Psychology Mental Disorders Essay Research Paper

conclusion from looking at all the different areas mentioned is that there are

many factors that at least partially determine whether or not the patient of

ECts will receive permanent damage from them or not.

Eating Disorders

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Eating disorders occur when a person becomes preoccupied with their body

weight and food. The two major kinds of eating disorders anorexia and bulimia.

Bulimics feel as though they can not control the amount of food they eat leading

to binging and then either purging or self-induced vomiting. Anorexics keep

their body weight low by usually either self-induced vomiting or by eating very

small amounts of food and exercising heavily. It is not uncommon for a person

to switch back in forth between the two types.

The typical anorexic or bulimic person if a female,in their teenage

years, from the middle class, all though people from all backgrounds can suffer

from it. Males make up about 5% of all reported cases. The cause of the

disorders is not clearly, but many experts blame the media for emphasizing the

ideal shape. The relationship that the child has with their parents is

considered a major factor as well.

The side effects of the disorders can range from malnutrition to death.

Girls often menstrual cycles often become irregular or even stop. If self-

induced vomiting is occurring, that can cause a sore throat and gullet and even

destroy dental enamel. These disorders but a great emotional strain on those

with it, having many side effects of it?s own.

The first thing that must be done to help a person wit a eating disorder

is to talk to them about it. It is not uncommon for them to get mad at first

because their secret is out, but they must be forced to seek professional help.

Though there are many different mental disorders and illnesses it seems

as though they all have a few things in common. The uncertainty of the cause

seems to be the case with many disorders. Some doctors feel strongly one way