Understanding Eating Disorders (Level 2) Course

Course Structure

Module 1: Types of Eating Disorders

• Anorexia Nervosa
• Bulimia
• Binge Eating Disorder

Module 2: Classifications

• DSM
• ICD

Module 3: Diagnosis

• Anorexia
• Restricting type
• Binge eating type
• Bulimia
• Binge eating disorder
• Eating disorder not otherwise specified

Module 4: Complications

• Side effects
• Complications

Module 5: Who is affected?

• Men
• Women
• Children
• Elderly

Module 6: Causes of Eating Disorders

• Psychological
• Biological
• Social
• Patient perspectives
• Media and magazines
• Self esteeme
• Childhood experiences
• Healing the past
• Addiction
• Dependent
• Anxiety
• Sleep
• Self harm
• Friends and family
• Personality disorders
• Depression
• Stress
• Suicide

Module 7: Treatment options

• Psychodynamic psychotherapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Interpersonal therapy
• Group therapy
• Family therapy

Module 8: Information for Friends and Family

• Support for caregivers
• Parents
• Review
• Methods
• Findings
• Daughter-directed activities
• Construction of Anorexia

Module 9: Research

• The Pro-Ana community
• Participant observation and Internet research ethics
• Method
• Analytic procedure
• Support
• Group identities
• Negative Attributions

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