An Analysis of two Articles of Bulimia Nervosa
Gustavo Cisneros
College of the Desert The first article is correlating the test score of coherence in people with eating disorders both binging and purging and binging. A Group of 47 adolescents ranging from ages fourteen to eighteen were used for the group with a binging disorder. A group of 42 adolescents ranging from ages twelve to eighteen were used for the group with purging disorders. Lastly a group of twenty five adolescents ranging from ages twelve to eighteen were used for the group with healthy eating habits. These three groups do have a valid age range and a great variety in which group the people were categorized into. It would have been preferable that people in the healthy eating category was near equivalent to that of the other two, but the results could still be accumulated especially since the ones with eating disorders are the ones that are being studied for the experiment.
During the actual experiment, all three groups were administered the same test, the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test, and evaluated at all areas of the spectrum that the test could measure. After the study was done it was found that those with eating disorder had worse visual spatial integration. Meaning that they had a more difficult time with the copy condition of the test. It was also found that, Higher weight was associated with poorer accuracy scores in both copy and delay conditions. This was also found in those with eating disorders. This portion was fascinating due to the fact that someone who isn 't able cope with eating and later becomes overweight, closely relates to the someone who can 't physically control what they eat. If the person did not purge than they would also end up overweight. So, it 's not the weight that would impact the scores it 's the relationship with food which leads to poorer results on these types of tests. This study seems fairly legitimate, however the test scores, although showing a correlation between the people with eating disorders and lower results, are taken from average people who could have had difficulties in the exam to begin with. Due to the baseline of the control group being lower than the rest(population wise) the results cannot be accurately correlated. The group with fewer participates may have a higher chance of exhibiting an anomaly going unnoticed skewing the results. Also there is a six year age gap between the adolescentes. A gap this significant in adolescents can impact the results significantly if the test is not altered for the different ages. Afterall, expecting a twelve year old to get similar to an eighteen year old is a purpostuos request. However had the test been altered that too would have impacted the results if it was not done correctly. The next study, went on to see whether or not driven exercise would be accounted for in most of the population of adolescents with eating disorders like bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa in an order to find a preventative care measure. Driven exercise is the feeling of exercise as a necessity rather than a tool to better one 's health. This study had to groups that were closely examined. One group contained 80 bulimic individuals with an average age of 16.1. The following group was 121 anorexic individuals with an average age of 14.1. Both groups taken into account a majority of females was prevalent being upwards of 90%. This study was conducted during the period of a month were anytime an individual had an episode, in other words, whenever they felt the need to exercise they would record this. …show more content…
However in both groups the number of days that they reported were both averaged to about ten. Overall, the correlation between the an eating disorder and the driven exercise was obvious in the results, however a severity in driven exercise was higher with anorexic individuals. Although more individuals with bulimia presented symptoms, the impact was far greater on those with anorexia. Therefore, a treatment plan could have been devised to assist those with anorexia and who turn to exercise as a
Gustavo Cisneros
College of the Desert The first article is correlating the test score of coherence in people with eating disorders both binging and purging and binging. A Group of 47 adolescents ranging from ages fourteen to eighteen were used for the group with a binging disorder. A group of 42 adolescents ranging from ages twelve to eighteen were used for the group with purging disorders. Lastly a group of twenty five adolescents ranging from ages twelve to eighteen were used for the group with healthy eating habits. These three groups do have a valid age range and a great variety in which group the people were categorized into. It would have been preferable that people in the healthy eating category was near equivalent to that of the other two, but the results could still be accumulated especially since the ones with eating disorders are the ones that are being studied for the experiment.
During the actual experiment, all three groups were administered the same test, the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test, and evaluated at all areas of the spectrum that the test could measure. After the study was done it was found that those with eating disorder had worse visual spatial integration. Meaning that they had a more difficult time with the copy condition of the test. It was also found that, Higher weight was associated with poorer accuracy scores in both copy and delay conditions. This was also found in those with eating disorders. This portion was fascinating due to the fact that someone who isn 't able cope with eating and later becomes overweight, closely relates to the someone who can 't physically control what they eat. If the person did not purge than they would also end up overweight. So, it 's not the weight that would impact the scores it 's the relationship with food which leads to poorer results on these types of tests. This study seems fairly legitimate, however the test scores, although showing a correlation between the people with eating disorders and lower results, are taken from average people who could have had difficulties in the exam to begin with. Due to the baseline of the control group being lower than the rest(population wise) the results cannot be accurately correlated. The group with fewer participates may have a higher chance of exhibiting an anomaly going unnoticed skewing the results. Also there is a six year age gap between the adolescentes. A gap this significant in adolescents can impact the results significantly if the test is not altered for the different ages. Afterall, expecting a twelve year old to get similar to an eighteen year old is a purpostuos request. However had the test been altered that too would have impacted the results if it was not done correctly. The next study, went on to see whether or not driven exercise would be accounted for in most of the population of adolescents with eating disorders like bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa in an order to find a preventative care measure. Driven exercise is the feeling of exercise as a necessity rather than a tool to better one 's health. This study had to groups that were closely examined. One group contained 80 bulimic individuals with an average age of 16.1. The following group was 121 anorexic individuals with an average age of 14.1. Both groups taken into account a majority of females was prevalent being upwards of 90%. This study was conducted during the period of a month were anytime an individual had an episode, in other words, whenever they felt the need to exercise they would record this. …show more content…
However in both groups the number of days that they reported were both averaged to about ten. Overall, the correlation between the an eating disorder and the driven exercise was obvious in the results, however a severity in driven exercise was higher with anorexic individuals. Although more individuals with bulimia presented symptoms, the impact was far greater on those with anorexia. Therefore, a treatment plan could have been devised to assist those with anorexia and who turn to exercise as a