Workbook pages 22-24

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Anjoli's Story: Anjoli's friends tell her she's very thin, but she wants to be thinner. Anjoli spends a lot of time talking about how fat she is, especially in her stomach and thighs. She only eats once a day and is careful not to eat any foods that might have fat in them. She constantly counts calories and fat grams in food.
It sounds to me like Anjoli has Anorexia Nervosa. She starves herself by eating only once a day, she is afraid of body fat and weight gain, she is constantly thinking about how fat she is even though her friends say she's very thin, and she has a determination to become thinner and thinner.

Paul's Story: Paul has a secret weight loss plan. He loves to eat - especially sweet foods like ice cream, candy, cookies and cakes, but he doesn't want to gain weight. He sneaks food into his room and eats until he can't eat anymore. He feels ashamed, but he can't seem to stop. He then goes into the bathroom and makes himself vomit. He has bad breath or smells like mouthwash or mints all of the time.
It sounds to me that Paul is bulimic. He eats large amounts of food in a short time period and he can't seem to stop what he's doing. Then when he's done eating all the sweets he makes himself vomit.

Janet's Story: Janet skips meals on a regular basis. When she does eat, she takes only tiny portions. Sometimes she chews a mouthful of food and then spits it out before swallowing it. Most of the time, Janet makes an excuse not to eat, saying she's not hungry, is feeling sick, or she just ate.
Janet has signs of Anorexia. She is starving herself and never takes healthy portions when she does eat.

Loretta's Story: Loretta was scared that she was gaining weight and not getting any taller. She read that if she stared taking laxatives she could lose weight quickly. She started taking 1 or 2 a day, but now she takes 10. Since she's been taking them she seems stressed out and depressed.
Loretta is doing what's called laxative abuse. She is taking way too many laxatives and it can be harmful on her body. It seems it's also harmful on her mind because she's stress out a lot and depressed. Sounds to me like she's bulimic.

Regi's Story: Regi was so scared of gaining weight that he thought he should begin to exercise. At first, he was smart. he talked to his doctor and to his P.E. teacher. Both of them helped him start a sensible exercise program. but, before long, Regi was exercising before he went to school for and hour, then lifting weights for an hour after school, and then running for another hour after dinner. He was losing weight and didn't look very healthy, but he thought he still needed to exercise harder.
OK, it sounds like Regi is bulimic. He is over exercising and that can be very hard on the body. Sure it's fine to exercise for a few hours but overdoing it can put a lot of stress on the body and, like Regi, you'll begin to look very unhealthy. That need to exercise harder is also on the list of symptoms for bulimia nervosa.

Kassie's Story: Kassie's friends are worried about her. She seems depressed and she doesn't want to do anything with them anymore. When they go to lunch, she usually doesn't eat, but when she does, she only eats her food in a certain order, and she cuts her food up into really small pieces. But the time the bell rings, she has only eaten a small amount. She constantly talks about how fat she is and how she wants to lose more weight.
Kassie sounds like she is anorexic. She is starving herself and she doesn't like to be around her friends anymore. She probably feels like she's fat and she's jealous of her friends and that's why she doesn't want to hang out with them. She is also determined to be thinner. These are all symptoms of anorexia.