English

Anorexia versus Bulimia

4th Essay Eira Scheper Written English 2nd of Journalism

Outline

A. Introduction B. Differences and Analogies between anorexia and bulimia























1. Vomiting cycle



a. both widespread b. happen in a certain age group

2. Character of people who suffer this ilnesses



a.anorexics tend to be intelligent and obsessive b. bulimics are more lazy

3. Eating ritual





a. anorexics try not to eat anything and in front of anybody b. bulimics eat a lot and then induce vomit

4. Both of them have a cure

a. cognitive therapy

C. Conclusion

Today, both anorexia and bulimia are the most common eating disorders and affect almost 15 percent of Americanteenagers. Eating disorders are more likely to occur in adolescent girls than adolescent boys. They can be fatal and thousands die from every year but they are one mental illness that can be beaten. Anorexia is increasing more rapidly in developed countries than in underdeveloped countries, bulimia in contrast, is becoming the more common type of eating disorder among teens. It is difficult todiagnose because many bulimics are deeply ashamed of their rituals and few share their problems with close friends. These two eating disorders are becoming more and more widespread around the world and occurring in a certain age group and people tend to confuse them as the same thing, but although they share some points in common, they also oppose one to another. The distinct factor that separatesanorexia nervosa from bulimia nervosa is the vomiting cycle and the role it serves in the maintenance of body weight for the sufferer. Different from that, bulimics are usually within normal weight range while anorexics are extremely underweight. While anorexic bulimics can spend all day planning their next binge, anorexics can spend all day thinking about what they can’t eat at their next meal. Whenrecovering from the eating disorder those with anorexia work nard at valuing the accomplishments they’ve made, whereas those with bulimia work at gaining control of their lives. People with anorexia tend to have high intelligence, and superior scholastic performance, but the two almost overwhelmingly consistent personality traits are those of perfectionism and obsessionality. Physical symptoms ofanorexia result from the behavior of trying to achieve weight loss. Some major consequences such as sensitivity to temperature, dry skin, brittle hair, heart rate slows, and blood pressure falls due to the body adjusting to the loss of energy intake. An anorexics biggest fear is becoming overweight and continue to think they are overweight even after they become extremely thin, are very ill ornear death. Often they will develop strange eating habits such as refusing to eat in front of other people. Sometimes the individuals will prepare big meals for others while refusing to eat any of it. The goal for an anorexic is to find ways to avoid eating food and exercising for long hours in order to keep the pounds off. Some specific physical symptoms associated with bulimia is the potential forgastric rupture during periods of binging, inflammation and possible rupture of the esophagus during vomiting, and for those who habitually induce vomit may have a swelling look to their face due to the enlargement of the salivary glands as well as damaged teeth due to the acidity of the vomit. Bulimia has similar biochemical disturbances to anorexia. Binging and purging are the behavioral aspect isa way of dealing with unpleasant emotions. A bulimic that is about to binge has a sense of anxiety and tension and once they start to binge they are overcome with a feeling of freedom and their negative thoughts disappear. During the binge period the bulimic may induce vomit, which can reduce tension. At the end of the binge, most feel less tense and anxious, but may not like themselves because...