Eating Disorders in Adolescents: Causes & Effects
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ScribdTranslationsMINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
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Private Subsidized School "Salesian Daughters"
EDUCATIONAL PROJECT THIRD COURSE
Eating disorders in adolescents.
AUTHORS:
✔Larissa Lujan Alfonzo Cabañas
✔Giuliana Ailen Riveros Ortiz.
Perla Antonia Gonzales Maubett
✔Axel Leandro Villalba
Prof.: Lorena Elizabeth Báez de Acuña
3rd N.M Course
CHAPTER I
1.1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Eating disorders are very common today in all kinds of people, but
especially in children and adolescents. An eating disorder involves more than simply doing
diet to lose weight or exercise every day, it is about eating behaviors
extremes,dietsthat never end and gradually become stricter, diverse
factors that cause it and the cruel consequences that these provoke, such as diseases
that over time lead todeath.
Regardingthe familymostly patients with eating disorders present
a lack of connection with her, especially when they are adolescents, there is a lack
ofcommunication, a bad oneeducationfood-related, and they place their expectations on false
treatments. On the other hand, another characteristic is that in thefamilythere are obese people, parents
oppressive or with eating disorders,alcoholismor withaddictionstoxic substances.
On the other hand, theadvertisingythe
mediaconstantly showmodelsy
perfect prototypes of beauty both forthe womanas forthe man, where thinness
it is the common denominator, which partly makes a greatresponsibilityabout those who
suffer from these types of disorders. The display of extremely thin bodies, goes
associated with thesuccesswhich has repercussions when there is a lack of self-esteem in patients and when
same time, the great contradiction, ofcompaniesof fast and unhealthy foods make
that eating disorders and disturbances are encouraged much more. To carry
anutritionhealthy and appropriate, whether to lose weight or maintain it, is always
necessary to consult with a specialist.
Themediathey associate good with beautyphysicsand the bad thing about imperfection
Physics; popular, successful, intelligent, admired people are people with the body
perfect, the beautiful. People who are not thin and precious are associated with failure,
we find the same wayproblemsof family and personal relationships, difficulty in
to expressemotionsand feelings, history of abuse or being ridiculed for their size or
weight. And the Social: the cultural pressures that provide avalueadded to the fact of being
slim, The beauty standards for both women and men in terms of weight and
specific forms of the body.
People with eating disorders tend to have unrealistic expectations of themselves
and from other people. Despite being successful, they feel incapable, inept, defective, etc.
They have no meaning ofidentityThat's why they try to takecontrolof their life and many times they
they focus on physical appearance to gain that control.
1.2.1-RESEARCH PROBLEMS
GENERAL
What are the diseases caused by eating disorders in young people aged 15 to 20?
Years of km 20 -Minga Guazú?
SPECIFIC
What are the causes of eating disorders in adolescents?
Why are young people the ones who tend to have this problem more often?
What consequences do eating disorders have on the health of young people?
What types of preventive measures can we take to prevent more young people from becoming victims?
about this?
OBJECTIVES
GENERAL
Analyze the diseases caused by eating disorders in young people aged 15 to 20 years
from km 20 -Minga Guazú
SPECIFIC
Knowing the causes of eating disorders.
Identify why young people are the ones who tend to have this problem more often.
Analyze the consequences that eating disorders bring for health.
Propose prevention measures to prevent more young people from becoming victims of disorder.
nutritional.
JUSTIFICATION
Eating disorders are disorders related to the alteration of habits
common foods, we chose this topic because we believe it is important to raise awareness about it.
topic with greater depth, to be clear when we are faced with a disorder
nutritional, the factors that cause it and the cruel consequences that they provoke, such as
diseases that over time lead to thedeath.
Many young people who are not overweight want to be thinner, often trying to lose weight.
weight losing weight on a diet or skipping meals. For some, concerns about weight are
they turn into an obsession that over time becomes a serious eating disorder
(healthself-esteem and the sense ofcompetitionand control).
The proposed research is conducted to reveal the different factors that
they affect adolescents, so that by informing we can avoid or prevent them; thus creating
aconsciousnessof the consequences that can affect health and its environment.