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    Here are possible answers for the case study you were given: Situation 1. This is an example of anorexia nervosa. 2. Symptoms include excessive weight loss, wearing baggy clothes to hide weight loss, obsession with food/calories, fainting, feeling constantly cold. 3. Pressures to lose weight for sports, comparison to others, perfectionism. 4. Yes, medical complications present include fainting, fatigue, thinning hair, dark circles under eyes. 5. Seek medical/therapy help, talk to trusted friends/family, focus on overall health not just weight. 6. Long term complications could include organ damage, heart problems, infertility issues,

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    Here are possible answers for the case study you were given: Situation 1. This is an example of anorexia nervosa. 2. Symptoms include excessive weight loss, wearing baggy clothes to hide weight loss, obsession with food/calories, fainting, feeling constantly cold. 3. Pressures to lose weight for sports, comparison to others, perfectionism. 4. Yes, medical complications present include fainting, fatigue, thinning hair, dark circles under eyes. 5. Seek medical/therapy help, talk to trusted friends/family, focus on overall health not just weight. 6. Long term complications could include organ damage, heart problems, infertility issues,

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    Here are possible answers for the case study you were given: Situation 1. This is an example of anorexia nervosa. 2. Symptoms include excessive weight loss, wearing baggy clothes to hide weight loss, obsession with food/calories, fainting, feeling constantly cold. 3. Pressures to lose weight for sports, comparison to others, perfectionism. 4. Yes, medical complications present include fainting, fatigue, thinning hair, dark circles under eyes. 5. Seek medical/therapy help, talk to trusted friends/family, focus on overall health not just weight. 6. Long term complications could include organ damage, heart problems, infertility issues,

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    Eating Disorder Case Studies

    Case Study #1: Megan Case Study #2: Melissa

    Shelly is concerned about her friend Melissa is a 14 year old who has always
    Megan. No matter what they talk about the been thin but her recent weight loss has
    conversation always turns to food. Megan brought her BMI down to 18 and her mother
    has gone from working out 3-4 days a says her grades are falling and she is showing
    week to working out 7 days a week, little interest in food. Melissa says her weight
    sometimes even twice a day. Megan is loss is from starting cross country running with
    always talking about how fat she is even her father on weekends. She denies having
    though it seems she has lost a lot of little interest in food – rather she is simply
    weight. It is hard to tell how much since careful about what she eats.
    she wears baggy clothes; she says she is She reports recently becoming a vegetarian for
    always cold. Shelly has noticed Megan health reasons. The only symptom of concern
    keeps a bottle of laxatives in her locker. to Melissa is that she reports feeling constantly
    Yesterday, Megan fainted in Chemistry. cold. She states that her mother “drives me
    crazy at meal times”. She does not understand
    what all the fuss is about.

    Case Study #3: John Case Study #4: Sara

    As a freshman John has made the Varsity Sara is a freshman cheerleader and had
    Wrestling Team. His coach wants him to always been a stunt person up until this
    wrestle another weight class down which year when her coach switched her to base. Her
    means he will need to lose another 15 friends have noticed that she will not eat food
    pounds. The 1st 15 he lost in less than 2 in front of them and she will only drink 2
    weeks. He is not allowing himself to eat sweet teas from McDonalds a day. If she can’t
    more than 500 calories a day and he only get tea, she will drink a Monster to help her
    sucks on ice instead of drinking water. At stay awake. She is always complaining that
    school he wears 2 sweat shirts and during she was replaced because she was fatter than
    lunch he sneaks into the gym to run laps. the other girl. Her teachers have noticed she is
    His girlfriend has noticed that he falls having trouble staying awake in class and her
    asleep in class and at night when they try grades are falling. She has also developed dark
    to talk on the phone. If they do go out to circles under her eyes and she is wearing her
    dinner he always gets up and goes to the once thick long hair up to hide that it is
    bathroom after he finishes eating and his thinning.
    face is red and his eyes are watering when he
    gets back.
    Name: ________________________________________________________ Period: _____

    Teen Case Studies: Eating Disorders


    Directions: Choose one of the eating disorder case studies. Using the information on your card please
    answer the questions below. Use details from the card to strengthen your answers.

    Situation

    1. What disorder is this


    an example of?

    2.
    What are the symptoms?

    3.
    What pressures are present or could
    be inferred from the card?

    4.
    Are there present medical
    complications?
    If so, what are they?

    5.
    Name 3 things that can be
    done to help this person.

    6.
    What complications could develop
    if this condition is not treated?

    7.
    Name at least 5 people or places
    this person could receive help.

    8. What are possible treatment


    options?

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