Eating Disorders

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Eating disorders are complex disorders that are caused by many factors not just traumas. The more common eating disorders include anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder. There are also other eating disorders that don’t fall into those categories. The exact cause of eating disorders is unknown, but it is believed that a combination of biological, psychological, and/or environmental abnormalities contribute to the development of these illnesses.

Examples of biological factors include irregular hormone functions, genetics, and nutritional deficiencies. To go deeper into the genetic factor research says that increasing numbers of family, twin, and adoption studies show that genetic factors contribute to a predisposition for eating disorders. In other words, individuals who are born with certain genotypes are at a higher risk for the development of an eating disorder. Some of the genes that contribute to eating disorders are associated with specific personality traits. Obsessive thinking, perfectionism, sensitivity to reward and punishment, neuroticism, impulsivity and rigidity are all common traits among people who develop an eating disorder. Some psychological factors include a negative body image and poor self-esteem.

There are many environmental factors that could contribute to the occurrence of eating disorders. Some examples are a dysfunctional family dynamic, sports where maintaining a lean body is emphasized, such as rowing, diving, ballet, gymnastics, wrestling, and long distance running. More factors could be family and childhood traumas like childhood sexual abuse and cultural and/or peer pressure among friends and co-workers. Survivors of trauma often struggle with shame, guilt, body dissatisfaction and a feeling of lack of control . The eating disorder may become the individual’s attempt to regain control or cope with intense emotions. As many as 50% of those with eating disorders may also be struggling with trauma disorders.

You can refer to this:

resiliens.com/resilify/program/overcoming-disordered-eating

#EatingDisorder #EatingDisorders

Eating disorders are complex disorders that are caused by many factors not just traumas. The more common eating disorders include anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder. There are also other eating disorders that don’t fall into those categories. The exact cause of eating disorders is unknown, but it is believed that a combination of biological, psychological, and/or environmental abnormalities contribute to the development of these illnesses.

Examples of biological factors include irregular hormone functions, genetics, and nutritional deficiencies. To go deeper into the genetic factor research says that increasing numbers of family, twin, and adoption studies show that genetic factors contribute to a predisposition for eating disorders. In other words, individuals who are born with certain genotypes are at a higher risk for the development of an eating disorder. Some of the genes that contribute to eating disorders are associated with specific personality traits. Obsessive thinking, perfectionism, sensitivity to reward and punishment, neuroticism, impulsivity and rigidity are all common traits among people who develop an eating disorder. Some psychological factors include a negative body image and poor self-esteem.

There are many environmental factors that could contribute to the occurrence of eating disorders. Some examples are a dysfunctional family dynamic, sports where maintaining a lean body is emphasized, such as rowing, diving, ballet, gymnastics, wrestling, and long distance running. More factors could be family and childhood traumas like childhood sexual abuse and cultural and/or peer pressure among friends and co-workers. Survivors of trauma often struggle with shame, guilt, body dissatisfaction and a feeling of lack of control . The eating disorder may become the individual’s attempt to regain control or cope with intense emotions. As many as 50% of those with eating disorders may also be struggling with trauma disorders.

You can refer to this:

resiliens.com/resilify/program/overcoming-disordered-eating

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