Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa :: Causes of Anorexia, Bulimia Nervosa

What is an feeding disorder? A simple definition of an eating disorder is abnormal patterns of behavior and thought. All eating disorders have dual-lane characteristics. There is fear of becoming fat, drive to become thin, an obsession with diet, weight, and calories. Families of sufferers similarly have an increased incidence of depression, obesity, substance abuse, and eating disorders. Two master(prenominal) eating disorders are Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. Anorexia is an eating disorder in which a person is obsessed by thoughts of an unattainable image of perfect thinness. This occurs by starvation and/or excessive exercise and can result in death. Bulimia is an eating disorder involving the alternation between the extremes of eating large amounts of food in a short time, and then compensating for the added calories either by sick or other extreme actions to avoid gaining weight.There are other eating disorders other than Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. Som e include Food avoidance Emotional Disorder (FAED), Food Refusal, Pervasive Refusal, Selective Eating, and Appetite red Secondary to Depression. Food Avoidance Emotional Disorder was first introduced by Higgs and colleagues in 1989. Sufferers of FAED have a history of food avoidance or difficulty. They also have a disorder of emotions. FAED patients have an absence of thorough brain disease, psychosis, illicit drug abuse, or prescribed drug-related causes. Food Refusal is harsh in young children. Im all done. Mommy, I dont want whatsoevermore. No I wont eat. These are all common phrases that a child of this worry magnate utter. These children often need to be bribed with banes of no dessert, or bribing them with their favorite(a) foods. It is austere to distinguish between fads and eating disorders. Food refusers will eat their favorite foods with complete ease and also in certain situations such as a friends house. Surprisingly these types of children are not underweight a nd not calorie conscious. This eating behavior is generally viewed as a behavioral problem that usually resolves itself in time. It does not represent a serious threat to the childs health or well being.Described by Lask, Pervasive Refusal is a condition that is manifested by profound and pervasive refusal to eat, drink, walk, talk or bring in self-care. Children with this particular combination of symptoms do not fit any existing diagnostic category, and suggest that the condition may be silent as an extreme variation of the avoidance behavior seen in posttraumatic mental strain disorder.