Eating disorders are just like a drug you just can't stop. There are several things in part one that you as helping counselors need to understand. We will be covering family genes, dieting, body dysmorphic disorder, and binge eating.These things build your foundation to a better understanding of where the patient is coming from.
No matter what you are dealing with I believe that the family should be analyzed first. “Parents play a central role in shaping the child's food environment and early experience with food and eating.”i What the children see the parents doing is what the children will do. Children are like sponges and they
soak up all types of information. As for the older kids they follow by example. Let's say we have a thirteen year old in the house and she sees her mom on a daily basis fighting with food issues then more than likely she will then have issues with food in one way or another.
This now leads us to the issues of dieting. “Dieting is recognized and......

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Title: Eating Disorders
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