Prevailing emotional components in adolescent girls with eating disorders

The article presents the results of a study on the predominant emotional components in adolescent girls with eating disorders, which manifested itself in the form of anorexia nervosa. In connection with the growing popularization of stereotypical body parameters and the relevance of healthy eating in modern life among adolescent girls, there is an increase in the trend towards various eating disorders. The main predominant groups subject to such deviations are precisely adolescent girls and adolescent girls. Identifying the initial emotional manifestations caused by anorexia nervosa is essential for planning preventive school programs. The research used such methods as observation, oral questioning (conversation) and "Cognitive-emotive test" Yu.M. Orlova, N.D. Tvorogova. The analysis of the data obtained made it possible to identify the predominant components of emotional disorders, namely the mechanisms of psychological defense, which are probably worth paying attention to psychologists for more competent work. The mechanisms of psychological defense turned out to be: aggression against oneself and protection from shame. The neglect of such a serious problem by school psychological services can only exacerbate the growth of these disorders. An approximate plan of preventive measures was developed, consisting of the main types of necessary work, namely: diagnostics, education, prevention, group sessions and individual assistance aimed at this category of adolescent girls and all participants in the general educational process. When developing this plan, recommendations were given for its implementation. Also, with individual work, it is worth paying special attention to the correction of emotional disorders.

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The Unified Protocol for Eating Disorders

Applications of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders ◽

10.1093/med-psych/9780190255541.003.0009 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 150-163

Author(s):

Christina L. Boisseau ◽

James F. Boswell

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Anorexia Nervosa ◽

Eating Disorder ◽

Bulimia Nervosa ◽

Emotional Disorders ◽

Clinical Case ◽

Case Examples ◽

Transdiagnostic Treatment ◽

Unified Protocol ◽

Outpatient Settings

This chapter describes the application of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP) to eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), binge eating disorder, and other specified feeding or eating disorders. We focus on the five core treatment modules, highlighting aspects of each one that are particularly relevant to eating disorders and discuss the evidence supporting their use. Next, using clinical case examples from both residential and outpatient settings, we illustrate how each of these core modules can be applied to the treatment of eating disorders. Finally, we provide recommendations for future applications of the UP in this population.

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Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhoea in Adolescent girls as a Result of Stress-Related Conditions in Covid-19 Pandemic Situation

Gynecology and Women’s Health Care ◽

10.47485/2766-5879.1016 ◽

2021 ◽

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Media ◽

Eating Disorders ◽

Anorexia Nervosa ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Short Term ◽

Restricted Movement ◽

Hormonal Imbalance

Functional hypothalamic amenorrhoea (FHA) is a form of anovulation due to the suppression of HypothalamicPituitary-Ovarian (HPO) axis, not related to identifiable organic cause. FHA is a state of hormonal imbalance related to stress, exercising too much or consuming too few calories. In the unprecedented Covid-I9 Pandemic, there is an upsurge of FHA in adolescent girls. Being confined to ‘stay at home’, the phobia of gaining weight due to restricted movement is often triggering eating disorders like Anorexia Nervosa(AN);indulging in indoor overexercise, stress associated with routine change, exposure and preoccupations with social media in the changed scenario are causing a disruption of HPO axis manifesting as FHA. But FHA has serious short-term and longterm effects on the physical and mental health of the adolescent individuals. The present article aims at reviewing the causes, effects, evaluation and management of FHA in the present scenario. Adolescent girls with FHA should be carefully diagnosed and properly managed to prevent both short-term and long-term deleterious effects with appropriate and timely intervention.

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Models and Strategies of Implementation of Modern Work Standards of School Psychological Service

Scientific Research and Development Socio-Humanitarian Research and Technology ◽

10.12737/19843 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 28-33 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Миляева ◽

M. Milyaeva ◽

Власова ◽

T. Vlasova

Keyword(s):

Educational Environment ◽

Educational Process ◽

Psychological Services ◽

Federal State ◽

Full Member ◽

Psychological Service ◽

School Psychological Services ◽

Psychological Knowledge ◽

State Educational ◽

Modern Work

The article analyzes the models and strategies, as well as the specifics of the implementation of Federal state educational standards in the practice of school psychological services. Paying particular attention to changes in the situation in the whole educational school, the authors define the place of the forms and types of application of psychological knowledge in the content and organization of the educational environment of the school, making it obligatory, specific and measurable activities educational psychologist as a full member of the educational process.

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Traumatic influence of the attitude towards one’s own gender as a factor in the development of eating disorders

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202127310046 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 273 ◽

pp. 10046

Author(s):

Aleksandr Tsapenko

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Anorexia Nervosa ◽

Statistical Method ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Psychological Trauma ◽

The Body ◽

Short Term ◽

The Unconscious ◽

The World ◽

The Given

At present, the amount of people suffering from various types of eating disorders is steadily increasing all over the world. A large proportion is occupied by people with manifestations of anorexia. Primarily this disorder affects female representatives at the age of 13-20 years. Taking into account the severity of the consequences that anorexia leads to, cases of death are increasingly being recorded, including adolescents. That’s why the question of providing effective assistance to such patients is especially relevant. However, without establishing the true causes, the results achieved during the treatment may be only short-term. In this connection, the author made an attempt to look at the problem more deeply. Thus, the article is devoted to the consideration of the causes of anorexia of adolescent girls, lying in the field of the unconscious, in particular, in a deep psychological trauma received in childhood. According to the author, the reasons of this trauma are the perception as a humiliation of the manifestations of the brother’s admiration or friends’ son from the girl’s parents, as opposed to the lack of attention, warmth and care towards her. The arising misunderstanding of the reason for such a different attitude contributes to the formation of a girl’s confidence that it is better to be a boy and, as a result, an unwillingness to be a woman. This, in turn, leads to anorexic behavior, as anorexia can inhibit the transformation of the body into a woman. The given assessment was confirmed in a conducted study among 128 girls aged 13-18 years with various eating disorders, including 46 with manifestations of anorexia nervosa. The substantiation of the hypothesis put forward at the beginning of the study was checked by means of a statistical method - the Fisher-φ test.

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Étude des troubles des conduites alimentaires dans une population d'adolescentes souffrant de diabète insulino-dépendant

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/070674379303800908 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 38 (9) ◽

pp. 606-610 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Gilbert Vila ◽

Chantal Nollet-Clemencon ◽

Luis Vera ◽

Héléne Crosnier ◽

Jean-Jacques Robert ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Anorexia Nervosa ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Glycosylated Hemoglobin ◽

Blood Levels ◽

Dietary Restrictions ◽

Insulin Dependent ◽

Insulin Dependent Diabetic ◽

Restrictive Pattern

The existence of a relationship between Insulin-Dependent Diabetes and eating disorders has recently been observed, but its prevalence and impact on somatic functioning remain poorly understood. These dimensions were evaluated in a population of 52 insulin-dependent diabetic adolescent girls and compared with evaluations of matched subjects from the general population. Results showed that the occurence of anorexia nervosa is rare, the occurence of unspecified eating disorders is frequent (35%) and the occurence of bulimia nervosa is nearly six percent. Poor metabolic control as reflected in blood levels of glycosylated hemoglobin (HBA1C) was found in bulimic subjects and a tendency to be overweight was found in subjects with an unspecified eating disorder. Since such disorders frequently involve dietary restrictions, the role of a restrictive pattern in the occurence of eating disorders is raised.

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