Bulimia Nervosa
The diagnosis and treatment of Bulimia eating disorder can be a tough journey to face and overcome on a daily basis. The main obstacle that a person with an eating disorder will face on a daily basis is the way they feel about themselves and how society views them. While thinking that society is always judging negatively, this causing a person to feel so negative about themselves and their self-esteem begins to go down. This particular eating disorder is marked by binging, purging, taking laxative, and exercising in order to avoid any weight gain. Brooks et al., (2011) state that, “Bulimia Nervosa eating disorder (BN) is defined as a recurrent episode of binge eating disorder of large amounts of food and measures the amount of weight that has been gained” (pg.1). While there are purging that occurs, a person with this particular eating disorder will have the need to eat a large portion of food, all in a short amount of time. Moreover, Bulimia is linked to Binge due to the fact that a large portion of food is being consumed in a small amount of time. According to Fitzsimmons et al. (2014), "As diagnoses of BN and BED currently require an objectively large quantity of food during binge episodes" (pg.230). The only differences of these two particular eating disorders are that the Bing eating disorder occurs consistently meanwhile Bulimia eating disorder, the binging occurs in episodes rather than all the time. This eating disorders may happen to anyone, but it is more common in women especially as adolescents. The National Eating Disorders Association (n.d) states that there are approximately 80% of Bulimia Nervosa patients are females and that it affects 1-2% of adolescent and young adult women. This type of eating disorder can have an internal and external effect on young adult women and adolescents causing their further health issues, but even worse it can become deadly. When being diagnosed with Bulimia Nervosa eating disorder, the recovery treatment takes time, support, and help in order to feel comfortable with one’s own body again. In this paper, I will provide background information about the subject, Catherine. I discuss in a further depth of Bulimia nervosa eating disorder, how it is related to Binge eating disorder, and I will apply to her experience. I will also analyze Erikson 's psychological development stages and theorize how some stages can link to how eating disorders might have been influenced. Background Information Catherine is a 20-year-old Hispanic female. She was born in Denver, Colorado, but was raised in Aurora, Colorado. Her parents were never married and she is the middle child of two brothers. Her mother was a house cleaner and Catherine lost relationship towards her father due to the abuse in the past and the neglect he would give to the family. At the age fifteen-years-old her father walked away, leaving her mother to become a single parent of three. Catherine struggled back and forth as she grew up, especially after her father walked out on her and her family. In high school, she would get bullied by her peers due to the way she looked, got into an abusive relationship, and took a wrong path in life to the point where she attempted suicide. In 2013, Catherine began to get bullied about her weight in her junior year of high school. While the bullying went …show more content…
In this theory he managed eight stages of development to which each conflict that needs to be resolved in order to continue with the personality growth. The Erik Erikson 's theory of personality (Erikson 's Stages of Development, 2014) are:
1. Trust vs. Mistrust (oral-sensory, Infancy, 0–2 years): establish a bond with trusted caregiver
2. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt (early toddlerhood, 2–4 years): develop a healthy sense of self as distinct from others
3. Initiative vs. Guilt (early childhood, 4–5 years): initiate activities in a purposeful way
4. Industry vs Inferior (middle childhood, 6-12 years): begin to learn knowledge and skills of the culture
5. Identity vs Identity confusion (Adolescence, 12-18 years): develop a secure and coherent identity
6. Intimacy vs Isolation (Early Adulthood, 18-35 years): establish a committed, long-term love relationship
7. Generativity vs Stagnation (Middle adulthood, 35-55 or 65 years): care for others and contribute to well-being of the
The diagnosis and treatment of Bulimia eating disorder can be a tough journey to face and overcome on a daily basis. The main obstacle that a person with an eating disorder will face on a daily basis is the way they feel about themselves and how society views them. While thinking that society is always judging negatively, this causing a person to feel so negative about themselves and their self-esteem begins to go down. This particular eating disorder is marked by binging, purging, taking laxative, and exercising in order to avoid any weight gain. Brooks et al., (2011) state that, “Bulimia Nervosa eating disorder (BN) is defined as a recurrent episode of binge eating disorder of large amounts of food and measures the amount of weight that has been gained” (pg.1). While there are purging that occurs, a person with this particular eating disorder will have the need to eat a large portion of food, all in a short amount of time. Moreover, Bulimia is linked to Binge due to the fact that a large portion of food is being consumed in a small amount of time. According to Fitzsimmons et al. (2014), "As diagnoses of BN and BED currently require an objectively large quantity of food during binge episodes" (pg.230). The only differences of these two particular eating disorders are that the Bing eating disorder occurs consistently meanwhile Bulimia eating disorder, the binging occurs in episodes rather than all the time. This eating disorders may happen to anyone, but it is more common in women especially as adolescents. The National Eating Disorders Association (n.d) states that there are approximately 80% of Bulimia Nervosa patients are females and that it affects 1-2% of adolescent and young adult women. This type of eating disorder can have an internal and external effect on young adult women and adolescents causing their further health issues, but even worse it can become deadly. When being diagnosed with Bulimia Nervosa eating disorder, the recovery treatment takes time, support, and help in order to feel comfortable with one’s own body again. In this paper, I will provide background information about the subject, Catherine. I discuss in a further depth of Bulimia nervosa eating disorder, how it is related to Binge eating disorder, and I will apply to her experience. I will also analyze Erikson 's psychological development stages and theorize how some stages can link to how eating disorders might have been influenced. Background Information Catherine is a 20-year-old Hispanic female. She was born in Denver, Colorado, but was raised in Aurora, Colorado. Her parents were never married and she is the middle child of two brothers. Her mother was a house cleaner and Catherine lost relationship towards her father due to the abuse in the past and the neglect he would give to the family. At the age fifteen-years-old her father walked away, leaving her mother to become a single parent of three. Catherine struggled back and forth as she grew up, especially after her father walked out on her and her family. In high school, she would get bullied by her peers due to the way she looked, got into an abusive relationship, and took a wrong path in life to the point where she attempted suicide. In 2013, Catherine began to get bullied about her weight in her junior year of high school. While the bullying went …show more content…
In this theory he managed eight stages of development to which each conflict that needs to be resolved in order to continue with the personality growth. The Erik Erikson 's theory of personality (Erikson 's Stages of Development, 2014) are:
1. Trust vs. Mistrust (oral-sensory, Infancy, 0–2 years): establish a bond with trusted caregiver
2. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt (early toddlerhood, 2–4 years): develop a healthy sense of self as distinct from others
3. Initiative vs. Guilt (early childhood, 4–5 years): initiate activities in a purposeful way
4. Industry vs Inferior (middle childhood, 6-12 years): begin to learn knowledge and skills of the culture
5. Identity vs Identity confusion (Adolescence, 12-18 years): develop a secure and coherent identity
6. Intimacy vs Isolation (Early Adulthood, 18-35 years): establish a committed, long-term love relationship
7. Generativity vs Stagnation (Middle adulthood, 35-55 or 65 years): care for others and contribute to well-being of the