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Anorexia Nervosa
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- 1WHAT IS ANOREXIA NERVOSA?A mental health condition where a person thinks and sees them self as fat and therefore wants to lose weight.
- 2CAUSES OF ANOREXIA NERVOSAA combination of environmental, psychological and biological factors
- 3ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES OF ANOREXIA NERVOSAGoing through puberty
Abuse
Living in a culture where thinness is desirable or media related or social pressure to be thin - 4PSYCHOLOGICAL CAUSES OF ANOREXIA NERVOSATendency or prone toward anxiety or depression
Poor or weak reaction to stress
Excessive restraint or control in other areas of life - 5BIOLOGICAL CAUSES OF ANOREXIA NERVOSAMalnutrition affecting balance of hormones in the body
Brain becoming sensitive to the amino acid tryptophan - 6SYMPTOMS OF ANOREXIA NERVOSATooth decay and bad breath
Engagement in lots of high impact activities or over exercising
Hard skin on knuckles
Excessive weight loss
Lying to others about food consumption
Find it difficult to think about anything else but food - 7SYMPTOMS OF ANOREXIA NERVOSAPeriods stop
Growth of fine hair on body or face
Thinning or loss of hair
Pain in abdomen
Swelling in hands and feet
Intolerance to cold
Light headed or dizzy - 8PRACTITIONERSGP
School nurse
Paediatrician
Dietician
Specialist counsellor
Psychiatrist
Psychologist - 9TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENTOutpatient
Day patient or in a day unit
Inpatient in a hospital or specialist centre if weight loss or symptoms are severe
Talking to family or friends about their condition
If the condition is not treated it can lead to severe health problems - 10IMPACTS: PHYSICALDramatic weight loss
Growth of fine hair on body or face - 11IMPACTS: INTELLECTUALUnable to cope at school
Will not always accept that they have a mental condition - 12IMPACTS: EMOTIONALMight self harm which could lead to depression
- 13IMPACTS: SOCIALFriends may not understand the intensity of the problem
- 14PATIENT CENTRED APPROACHPatient will be at the centre of the care
Psychological help needed - the patient will need to recognise there is a problem
They will need to talk to a counsellor or therapist about their mental condition
Physical health will need to be monitored - 15PATIENT CARE PATHWAYMental health disorder so parents and medical staff may assist in making decisions with the client, can depend on individual's age
Practitioners will show understanding and compassion so the individual will feel very vulnerable and may be feeling depressed or have low self esteem - 16PATIENT CARE PATHWAYIndividual will be treated with dignity and respect
Individual will be more engaged and involved in their care e.g. making decisions about increasing food consumption, exercise
Make informed choices about food, give informed consent about treatments - 17PATIENT CARE PATHWAYHelp the individual to make appropriate health and lifestyle changes to manage their anorexia
Try to recognise ways in which the individual can take responsibility for their own health and wellbeing
Become empowered to access sources of support to help prevent a relapse - 18THE MAUDSLEY APPROACHAn intensive outpatient treatment where parents play an active and positive role in order to: help restore their child's weight to normal levels, hand the control over eating back to the adolescent, and encourage normal adolescent development through an in-depth discussion of these crucial developmental issues.
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- AS level (HSC02) Health and social care Fichas sobre Anorexia Nervosa, creado por Beth Tonks el 29/12/2016.
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