Abstract
Eating disorders are the number one cause of mortality among mental disorders. A significant portion of women in America suffer from eating disorders. This paper describes these disorders and identifies common, practical and theoretical approaches to eating disorders that are used by counselors, therapists and care givers to help women overcome their struggles. It discusses some of the causes of these disorders. Finally, it identifies the how the Christian perspective and faith-based interventions can be used to help women obtain a better, healthier, more positive, and more realistic image of… Continue Reading...
in Hollywood Psychology
The film Black Swan was noteworthy in the way it explored the dark side of ballet, including eating disorders, psychological manipulation, and how the pressures of achieving perfection can wreak havoc with the developing psyche of a young woman. The central protagonist Nina is a rising star in a prestigious city ballet company. She is given the task of dancing the lead role of Swan Lake. This is one of the most technically and emotionally demanding of all roles in ballet. The White Swan Odette, is supposed to embody purity, while the Black Swan Odile, embodies all that Odette is not and thus temporarily seduces the prince… Continue Reading...
gene has conclusively been linked to all causes. Bipolar sufferers are more apt to have migraines, eating disorders, memory and other cognitive problems, and families where the condition is present are also more apt to suffer from mood disorders and other mental health conditions in general (Gavin, 2017). Yet there is no smoking gun or singular cause or trait that can fully explain the disorder, merely a constellation of such influences. Bipolar disorder is likely caused by a combination of genetic, social, and environmental factors, which is one of the… Continue Reading...
et al. (2010), childhood obesity can give rise to diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, liver disease, heart disease, sleep issues, and eating disorders like bulimia and anorexia. There is also the likelihood of asthma and respiratory illnesses. Statistics indicate that children who are suffering from obesity have approximately, 2.4 to 4.5 times greater risk for developing hypertension together with 2.4 to 8.0 fold increase in prevalence of dyslipidemia as adults who are between the ages of 27 and 31, in comparison to children with normal body mass index (BMI). Furthermore, members of this group are disadvantaged in the sense that the frequency of type-2 diabetes is prevalent and more likely to… Continue Reading...
the main endeavor of having a better waist-to-hip ratio and becoming more attractive. In addition, there are eating disorders that can have an impact on this ratio as well. One of the key aspects noted from the study and are a strength to the premise is that the size of the waist becomes bigger in the course of pregnancy and also subsequent to giving birth. Therefore, it is an indication of the fertility status if a woman. In addition, the waist can be a better sign of the health… Continue Reading...
time. The prevailing mental health issues faced by college students seem to consist of anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and eating disorders. Taking into consideration the number of university students who are at risk for psychological health issues, it is not alarming that a great deal of universities gave medical and mental treatment providers who are directly positioned at the campus or else accessible to students. Regrettably,… Continue Reading...
exercises. As Markowitz et al. (2014) point out, IPT "has demonstrated efficacy in treating mood and eating disorders" as well as a number of all psychological maladies, such as depression (p. 316).
One of the weaknesses associated with IPT, however, is that there is insufficient evidence to indicate that it is an effective treatment of anxiety disorders, as Markowitz et al. (2014) indicate. Likewise, Souza et al. (2016) find that while IPT is an effective strategy in alleviating the symptoms of depression, the evidence for "adding IPT to pharmacotherapy in patients" with treatment-resistant depression is still lacking. Thus, the overriding weakness of IPT is simply that… Continue Reading...
