Anorexia Nervosa
Psychological Factors
Lesson 2
Learning Objective
 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
Starter
5 mins
 Review from last time - The Diagnostic and statistical
manual of mental disorder (DSM) lists four criteria for
anorexia
 Can you name all 4?
DSM-IV-TR classification
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.
Different explanations
20
mins
 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.
Cultural ideals and
media influences
Ethnicity and peer
influences
Personality
IDAs
 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.
Plenary –
5 mins
 Feedback from your research.
Next lesson – Biological
Explanations