A Comparative Analysis Of Anorexia Nervosa

Name: Course: Professor: Date: A Comparative Analysis of Anorexia Nervosa After reading the three reference articles, and the basic understanding of social science, humanities and natural science disciplines, each article covers the unique scope of their respective fields making them distinguishable. The article titled "When Eating Disorders Strike in Midlife" by Randi Hutter Epstein can be categorized under the discipline of humanities. The article by Elizabeth Hopton titled "Anorexia Nervosa in Adolescent Girls: A Culture-Bound Disorder of Western Society?" belongs to social science discipline. "Medical Complications in Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa: A Review of the Literature" written by Debra K. Katzman belongs to the natural science discipline. Apart from the titles of the articles, their methods of presenting knowledge to understand the nature of being, the study objectives, the language and writing styles make each article distinguishable. For example, the main objective of humanities disciplines is to review human reaction towards a specific event and the meaning derived from such experience based on history, culture and life period. The article by Randi Hutter Epstein talks about anorexia nervosa from an individual perspective (Epstein 2). Similarly, the main objective of social science is to review and predict the psychological state and human behavior in relation to several social actors. The article by Elizabeth Hopton evaluates anorexia nervosa referring to a particular culture of the western society whereby media act as the precursor of the disorder (Hopton 177). Natural science discipline evaluates the natural occurrences of events and situations, the article by Debra Katzman analyzes the symptoms and treatment of anorexia as a natural happening (Katzman 57). The language used for humanities makes an appropriate proposition regarding a specific eating behavior of a nurse. The author reviews the history of her behavior in rel...