Eating Disorders NBCC, NASW approved

Eating Disorders NBCC, NASW approved is organized by Homestead Schools, Inc. This course has been approved for a maximum of 6 Contact Hour.

Learning Objectives:
After completing this course you’ll be able to:
• Describe the prevalence of eating disorders in the United States and Identify population groups most affected by them.
• Describe the causes of eating disorders in terms of personal, genetic and environmental, biological, psychological, family, social, and trigger factors.
• Describe the behavioral patterns of someone with an eating disorder in terms of food, appearance, exercise, thinking and emotions.
• Describe the medical complications of eating disorders.
• Describe the etiology of anorexia nervosa and list its 5 typical signs.
• Describe bulimia nervosa and list its 5 typical signs.
• List 6 signs of binge eating disorder.
• Distinguish between bulimia and binge eating disorders.
• Identify diagnostic characteristics of binge eating disorder.
• Describe the complications of binge eating.
• Describe the treatment options for someone with a binge eating disorder.
• Define six most common eating disorders, provide their characteristics and danger signs and identify the population group affected.
• Distinguish between anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
• Provide the diagnostic characteristics and nursing interventions for each of the six eating disorders.
• Identify eating disorders that are officially recognized by the American Psychiatric Association.
• Explain the national obsession with being thin and the impact advertising and entertainment media have on young men and women.
• Provide at least 4 nursing interventions to a teenager who may be dangerously dieting and exercising to be thin.
• Describe the treatment protocol for eating disorders and present treatment options in terms of hospitalization, medication, and therapy.
• Explain the complex interaction of emotional and physiological problems in eating disorders.
• Describe the role of individual psychotherapy, family therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy in the treatment of eating disorders.
• List four general kinds of antidepressants, provide names of available drugs under each category and their success in the treatment of bulimia nervosa.
• Explain the popularity of prozac as an antidepressant drugs.
• Describe the role of antidepressants in the treatment of anorexia nervosa and compulsive overeating.
• Provide help–in terms of referrals, resources and understanding–to an eating disorder patient.
• List 8 things to do and 9 things not to do while helping the patient.
• Formulate questions to ask of a potential therapist.
• List resources and sources of information to help an eating disorder patient.
• Formulate an action plan with specific guidelines for friends and relatives of people with eating disorders.
• Write and say several examples of “I” and “You” statements that may help or hurt the patient.
• Define various population groups who are trying to lose weight.
• List 5 reasons for which Americans try to lose weight.
• List 7 commons methods used for weight loss.
• Discuss various weight loss methods with respect to their effectiveness in facilitating weight loss.
• Discuss short- and long-term benefits and adverse effects of weight loss.
• Discuss fundamental principles that should be used to select a personal weight loss and control strategy.
• List four factors that should be considered in evaluating a weight loss method program.
• Specify and discuss at least 6 major areas for future research on weight loss and control.
• Discuss the impact of group pressure in the development of eating disorders among young women.
• Distinguish between the pattern of eating disorders between men and women.
• Identify the causes and characteristics of eating disorders among men.
• Describe the behavioral pattern of an exercise addict.
• Identify the similarities between the profile of an exercise addict and that of a bulimic or an anorexic.
• List 5 telltale signs of exercise addiction.