Eating Disorders Eating disorder are psychological conditions that can cause the development of unhealthy eating habits (Goetz et al., 2020). It can negatively impact your health, your emotions and your ability to function in life. It begins with an obsession with food, body weight, or body shape. There is a commonly held misconception that eating disorders are a lifestyle choice. If it is not treated on time, it can cause more serious health issues or even fatality. Symptoms of eating disorder include food restriction, binge eating, over exercising, and vomiting after eating. Young adolescent women are the most affected but it can affect any person. Some causes of eating disorders include genetics, pressures to be thin, cultural preferences for thinness, and exposure to media promoting such ideals (Goetz et al., 2020). Recently some experts have proposed that differences in brain structure and biology may also play a role in the development of eating disorders (Goetz et al., 202
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is one of the most common, chronic disorders where a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over (Bhandari, 2019). It is a mental illness and some people can have both obsessions and compulsions. OCD are habits that are obsessive causing repetitive behaviors; although one may not want to think or do these things, they feel powerless to stop. Not all rituals or habits are compulsions, everyone double checks things sometimes. But a person with OCD generally suffers from anxiety and has significant problems due to their behavior. There are four general types of OCD: A) Checking and Re-checking, b) Contamination, c) Symmetry and ordering, and d) Ruminations and intrusive thoughts (OCD, 2020). There are some signs and symptoms to look out for: Taking up at least an hour a day to perform a particular task, habits beyond on