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Teenage issues regarding...

EATING DISORDERS.

Index

1. What's an eating disorder or ED? Different types.2. Causes and consequences. Fun facts about them.3. Piece of news: Averil Hart.

An eating disorder is:

Physical,mental, and social function.

A serious, complex and potentially life-threatening mental illness.

Characterised by:

• Behaviours.
• Distressing thoughts (intrussive ones) and emotions.
• Attitudes towards food, eating, and body shape or weight.

TYPES

Binge Eating

Anorexia

Orthorexia

Bulimia

Most common among teenagers

Consequences

Causes

• Infertility.
• High levels anxiety to any food related activity.
• other dissorders: depression.
• Very manipulating and lying personality.
• Social isolation or exclusion from their peers or family.
• Relationships struggles.
• Difficulty to focus or concentrate.
• Drastic changes in one's mood or behaviours.
• Severe health consequences.
• Unreasonable comparison.
• Death.

• Control.
• Engaging physical activities.
• Puberty.
• Body image (body dysmorphia).
• Anxiety, depression.
• Peer pressure.
• Dificulty coping with tough emotions.
• Genetic.
• Brain chemical imbalance.

Fun facts or relevant information.

89%

Anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate in mental illnesses.

of girls have dieted by age 17.

An ED It's most likely to be developed in betwen the ages of 12-25.

The IQ of people suffering from an ED (anorexia) is usually significantly higher than the avarage.

"Death of teenager with anorexia was avoidable, inquest concludes"

UK News

Averil Hart was a 19-year-old girl who was starting her first year at university in Norwich, Sep 2012. She had had a three year history of anorexia when she started to relapse during her fisrt term at university. She was found collapsed in her room. They transfered her immediately to a hospital, but died shortly after, by neglect.

• 19-years-old.
• Black belt in karate.
• Academically gifted.

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