Anorexia Nervosa Psychological Factors Lesson 2

 Understand 3 treatments that are used for anorexia through presentations  Know the psychological factors that explain anorexia nervosa  Know some of the evaluation and IDA points for this area.  UCAS Learning Objective

Starter  Review from last time - The Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorder (DSM) lists four criteria for anorexia  Can you name all 4? 5 mins

 The Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorder (DSM) lists four criteria for anorexia  Anxiety – A person with Anorexia has an excessive fear being fat and gaining weight.  Weight – drops below 85% of the individuals normal weight based on height and age. Unusual eating habit develop such as avoiding food and meals. Regular weight checking and engagement in weight control methods like exercise.  Body-image distortion – Anorexics don’t see how thin they become and deny there is a problem with weight. Perception of being fat and thiness is vital to self esteem.  Amnorrhoea – The absence of periods for more than 3 months. DSM-IV-TR classification 5 mins

Different explanations Cultural ideals and media influences Personality Ethnicity and peer influences  In pairs prepare a presentation on flip chart  You must prepare a way of assessing what the audience know so create questions in test form for students to answer after the presentation. 20 mins

 Real world application – The fashion industry has recognised this is an issue and some have made steps to address.  Ethnical issues in research – Online communities are sources of data for research. But this raises questions about ethnics  Have a look online for some of the following examples of the above:  Dove self esteem programme  Online communities/forums. IDAs

 Feedback from your research. Plenary – Next lesson – Biological Explanations 5 mins