Major Difference and Causes of Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa

Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa
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Major Difference and Causes of Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa
Anorexia and bulimia nervosa are prevalent eating disorders. They are critical psychopathologies that show overarching expression in women. The two disorders portray resemblance in their symptomatic presentation, such as distorted body image, though they also have variant food-associated behavioral patterns. A distorted image of one's body is a diagnostic criterion for anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, where the said image underpins the core of psychopathology in both eating disorders (Moelbert et al., 2017).
There is a key difference between the two disorders. Bulimia nervosa involves binge eating, while anorexia nervosa entails food restriction. Severe food restrictions often mark anorexia nervosa, where the affected person could be limiting the amount of food or types of food he or she is taking. Bulimia nervosa is manifested by a cycle of binge eating accompanied by compensatory behavioral patterns, including self-induced vomiting, excessive exercise, or severely restricting food intake.
The causes of eating disorders such as bulimia nervosa and anorexia constitute an intrica...