Assignment 3
Student Number:
Assignment Number: 730834
Section A: Provide and differentiate diagnostic criteria and hallmark features of
Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-eating disorder.
Section B: Critically discuss how South African black females are no longer
perceived to be ‘immune’ from eating disorders.
, Table of Contents
Section A.................................................................................................................................................. 2
Anorexia Nervosa....................................................................................................................................................... 3
Diagnostic Criteria......................................................................................................................................... 3
Subtypes............................................................................................................................................................ 4
Hallmark Features......................................................................................................................................... 4
Diagnostic Criteria......................................................................................................................................... 5
Hallmark Features......................................................................................................................................... 6
Binge-Eating Disorder.............................................................................................................................................. 6
Diagnostic Criteria......................................................................................................................................... 7
Hallmark Features......................................................................................................................................... 7
Discussion...................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Section B.................................................................................................................................................. 8
Body dissatisfaction.................................................................................................................................................. 9
Western Culture....................................................................................................................................................... 10
Media............................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Gender........................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Research...................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Discussion.................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Conclusion................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Reference List..................................................................................................................................... 14
Section A
Research shows that body image can be greatly influenced by media, which
promotes being thin as the ideal body type, [ CITATION Gra08 \l 1033 ]. Body
image plays a major role in eating disorders. Eating disorders can be described
as ‘[e]xtreme disruptions in eating behaviour’ (Burke, 2014 p. 413). Eating
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Student Number:
Assignment Number: 730834
Section A: Provide and differentiate diagnostic criteria and hallmark features of
Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-eating disorder.
Section B: Critically discuss how South African black females are no longer
perceived to be ‘immune’ from eating disorders.
, Table of Contents
Section A.................................................................................................................................................. 2
Anorexia Nervosa....................................................................................................................................................... 3
Diagnostic Criteria......................................................................................................................................... 3
Subtypes............................................................................................................................................................ 4
Hallmark Features......................................................................................................................................... 4
Diagnostic Criteria......................................................................................................................................... 5
Hallmark Features......................................................................................................................................... 6
Binge-Eating Disorder.............................................................................................................................................. 6
Diagnostic Criteria......................................................................................................................................... 7
Hallmark Features......................................................................................................................................... 7
Discussion...................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Section B.................................................................................................................................................. 8
Body dissatisfaction.................................................................................................................................................. 9
Western Culture....................................................................................................................................................... 10
Media............................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Gender........................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Research...................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Discussion.................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Conclusion................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Reference List..................................................................................................................................... 14
Section A
Research shows that body image can be greatly influenced by media, which
promotes being thin as the ideal body type, [ CITATION Gra08 \l 1033 ]. Body
image plays a major role in eating disorders. Eating disorders can be described
as ‘[e]xtreme disruptions in eating behaviour’ (Burke, 2014 p. 413). Eating
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