SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Necrophilia, Anomie, Zoophilia
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434-436): eating disorders involve serious disturbances in eating behavior, usually in the form of extreme unhealthy reduction of food intake or severe overeating. Eating disorders usually develop in adolescence or early adulthood. Usually occur with other illnesses, such as: depression, substances abuse, anxiety disorders. Has no real definition in the english language. For contextual purposes, it means: the psychological addiction to a behavior, belief, or habit that affects the body via the nervous system, or the mind. Anorexia nervosa: avoiding food and taking extreme measures to lose weight (e. g. , exercising compulsively) *difficult to control, but people feel as if they"re in complete control. Bulimia nervosa: recurrent uncontrolled binge-eating episodes follow by self- induced vomiting. These 3 eating disorders are sometimes connected to mental health issues. Depression is a serious illness that affects thoughts, feelings, and the ability to function in everyday life.
