Anorexia Nervosa

Paper Summary:

The paper examines the problem in America with anorexia, predominately in adolescents. The paper further examines how many of these young people are not receiving the treatment that they need to get better, get healthy, and stay on the right path. The paper discusses how social work theories, such as solution-focused theory and strategic theory, are very relevant to the anorexia issue. The paper further discusses how these theories focus, not only on the person and what he or she needs to do to correct the problem and feel better, but also on the family and how it can work as a unit in order to help the anorexic individual get the most out of treatment.

Outline:
Introduction
Definition of the Issue and Theories to be Examined Relative to the Issue
Summary of the Research
Relevance of Theoretical Perspectives to Racial, Economic, and Gender Diversity
Final Conclusions and Critique of the Issue and Theories Chosen
Bibliography

From the Paper:

"Anorexia is an eating disorder that is seen to be marked by a reduced appetite or a total and complete aversion to food of any kind. Anorexia is a very serious disorder of the psychological variety and is much more than just dieting that has gotten slightly out of control. In general an individual that develops anorexia starts out simply dieting in order to lose some weight, but eventually the idea of the weight loss becomes a sign of control and mastery instead. There is, therefore, a drive to be thinner that takes a back seat to the fears and control regarding the body."

Sample of Sources Used:

• American Psychiatric Association. (1996). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association (APA).
• Bohen, S. (October, 2001). Psychiatric emergencies. Eau Claire, WI: Pesi Healthcare, LLC.
• Frank, J. B., & Thomas, C. D. (2003, July). Externalized self-perceptions, self-silencing, and the prediction of eating pathology. Canadian Journal of Behavioral Science, 35(3), 219-228.
• Grilo, C. M., Masheb, R. M., & Wilson, G. T. (2001, April). A comparison of different methods for assessing the features of eating disorders in patients with binge eating disorder. Journal of Consulting Clinical Psychology, 69(2), 317-322.
• Johnson, J. G., Cohen, P., Kotler, L., Kasen, S., & Brook, J. S. (2002, October). Psychiatric disorders associated with risk for the development of eating disorders during adolescence and early adulthood. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 70(5), 1119-1128.

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