Eating Disorders

Types

100

This eating disorder is based on the person’s inability to maintain a minimal body weight within 15% of the original weight of an individual.

What is Anorexia Nervosa?

200

This eating disorder is based on the person’s constant binge eating, vomiting that follows the binge eating episode, and a dangerous conception of body image that that individual has.

What is Bulimia Nervosa?

300

This eating disorder is based on periods of extreme overeating, accompanied by the inability to stop and the feeling of loss of control of one’s self.

What is Binge Eating Disorder?

Diagnosis and Treatment

100

This is the first step in being diagnosed with an eating disorder.

What is Self-Admittance?

200

This "eating disorder" is harder to diagnose for it is not always considered an eating disorder.

What is Binge Eating Disorder?

300

Give an example of another type of test that should be done, to see if the eating disorder has caused any other physical harm.

What is complete blood test; electrolyte imbalance test; protein level test; electrocardiogram and chest x-ray; test to see if there are any complications of the liver, kidney and thyroid; and a bone density test?

as Educators...

100

This is the place where, in the school environment, an educator can look for the signs of an eating disorder

What is Everywhere?

200

This school policy should be updated to protect the student with an eating disorder from other students.

What is Anti-Harassment/Bullying Policy?

300

These materials in the school should be reviewed to make sure they include different people of all sizes.

What is Posters;Books; etc?