Eating Disorders
This item is included in the following series/curriculum: Understanding Psychology: The Critical Issues
- Grade Level: Adult
- Subjects: Sociology
- Produced By: VEA Group Pty Ltd
- Year: 2001
- Country: Australia
- Language: English
- Running Time: 25m
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Although food has never been more plentiful in developed countries, an apparently increasing number of young people don't want to eat, or want to get rid of what they've eaten as quickly as possible. Eating disorders now have one of the highest mortality rates of all psychiatric conditions. We begin with some brief case studies of anorectics and establish what psychologists mean by an eating disorder. This leads into exploring the main causes of eating disorders.