Fighting+For+Life+(book).

It is about her trying to get over her diet and become healthy again. at the back of the book there are questions with answers and** **i thought they were very good so here they are.** **What is anorexia nervosa? Anorexia nervosa is when a patient is significantly under weight. They have to be a third of there body weight under weight to be considered having anorexia nervosa.** **What is bulimia nervosa? Bulimia nervosa is characterised by the presence of 'binge eating'. A binge is a situation where the individual feels that they are out of control with their eating and they are eating an amount of food that other people would consider large for the context.** **Do males develop anorexia nervosa? One in every ten people suffering from anorexia nervosa is male. Research has shown that there are very few differences in the phychology of the male and female anorexics. The one exception is that males are more likely then females to begin to lose weight through exercise and sport, whereas females are more likely to initiate weight loss through either dieting or exercise.** **Is anorexia nervosa a serious illness? Anorexia Nervosa is an extremely serious illness. Anorexia is the third most common chronic illness in woman aged 15 to 25 years i developed countries. Approximately 1 in 200 young woman are affected. How is anorexia nervosa treated?** ** How many people recover from anorexia nervosa? Reasearch tells us that fifty per cent of patients will go on to make a full recovery. This means they will go on to make a fukk recovery. This means that they stay at a normal weight and are eating normally (i.e. not restricting or bringing of purging). **
 * At the moment i am reading a book called Fighting for life by Melinda Hutchings. It is about a 15 year old girl called tracy and she thinks she is fat so she goes on a diet but then gets carried away and becomes anorexic.
 * We don't really know the best treatment for anorexia nervosa; however, best practice guidelines are currently being developed. The consensus is that after formation of a good therapeutic relationship and developing motivation to change, the individual with anorexia nervosa needs to be encouraged to confront his/her fears about weight gain and normalising eating. **