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A Study on the Christian Counseling for adolescence Eating Disorder

  • Journal of Counseling and Gospel
  • Abbr : Jocag
  • 2007, 9(), pp.168-192
  • DOI : 10.17841/jocag.2007.9..168
  • Publisher : Korean Evangelical Counseling Society
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology > Pastoral Counseling
  • Received : September 30, 2007
  • Accepted : November 10, 2007

Oh, Yoon Sun 1

1한국성서대학교

ABSTRACT

The Purpose of this study was on the Christian Counseling of the adolescence eating disorder behavior and its treatment. Eating Disorders appears to be far more prevalent in industrialized societies, in which there is an abundance of food and in which, especially for females -More than 90% of cases of Eating Disorders occur in female adolescence-, being considered attractive is linked to being thin. The Eating Disorders are characterized by severe disturbances in eating behavior. This section includes two specific diagnoses, Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. Anorexia Nervosa typically begins in mid to late adolescence(age 14- 18 years). of individuals admitted to university hospitals, the long-term mortality from Anorexia Nervosa is over 10%. Death most commonly results from starvation, suicide, or electrolyte imbalance. The lifetime prevalence of Bulimia Nervosa among women is approximately 1%-3%. There are many factors that may cause an adolescent to become Eating Disorders, but the following are the most prominent: Sociocultural Influences, Pain, Perfectionism, Need for Control, Faulty Thinking. adolescence Counselor, pastor or teacher who suspects or knows a adolescence person is suffering from eating disorder should first approach God in prayer for wisdom and sensitivity and then implement the following response: listen, empathize, affirm, direct, refer.

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