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**BDD (Body Dismorphic Disorder)**
Mental illness that causes the person who is suffering to become extremely preoccupied with parts of their body that they feel are "defected" or "wrong". People with BDD think they are extremely unattractive and therefor avoid many social events inorder to avoide having people look/interact with them. Many turn to plastic surgery in hopes to fix what they think is wrong, but once the surgery is done they still see themselves as being "defected".Shows signs of eating disorders and OCD. BDD is a long term disease and usually begins during early childhood through the teenage years (also affects the same amount of men as it does women.)


 * Cause:**
 * no known cause
 * Theories-
 * Chemical imbalances/damaged neurotransmitters
 * tramatic events during childhood
 * low self-esteem
 * influential figures who were critical of the persons apperance
 * peer pressure/media influences

Site: "Body Dysmorphic Disorder." //Cleveland Clinic//. N.p., 1995. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. <[] hic_body_dysmorphic_disorder.aspx>.

**Pica:**
An eating disorder that involves compulsive cravings for unedible, non-food items or foods with no nutritional value. Pica is fairly common in young children but they usually grow out of it by a certin age. Also pica can be common in women who are pregnate. It is unlikely (but possible) that Pica and anorexia/bulimia can co-exist.
 * Causes:**
 * no specific cause
 * Malnutrition can result in eating clay ect.
 * malnutrition and Pica are usually diagnoised at the same time
 * people with iron based anemia also tend to eat clay potentially for the iron.
 * Eating paint chips is most common amoungst families who are low in the social status.

Site:"Other Types of Eating Disorders." //Something-Fishy//. N.p., 2007. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. [].

Flemming, Fallon L, Jr. "Pica." //Encylopedia of Mental Disorders//. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. [].

**(NES) Night Eatign Syndrome:**
Defined as a lack of hungery through out the day followed by obsessivly consuming large amounts of food (usually half or more of their daily intake) at night. 33% of people in the US who are morbidly obese have NES. Est. 6 Million in the US have NES. NES is also accompined by insomnia and depression/anxiety. Are offen high achievers but their NES interupts their ability to socialize and maintain their responsibilities at work or school.


 * Causes:**
 * usually a variety of reasons someone develops NES
 * College students become so used to eating at night and school during the day and are unable to break the habit once they leave college
 * response to dieting
 * response to stress
 * Hormonal imbalance

Site:"Night Eating Syndrome." //Walden Behavioral Center//. N.p., 2010. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. .

**(SED-NOS) Sleep Eating Disorder:**
Is not considered an eating disorder by some (but a sleep disorder). Also known as NS-RED(nocternal sleep related eating disorder). A person will wake up while sleeping (sleep walk) and eat unusually large amounts of food and not know it.


 * Causes:**
 * no specific cause
 * tends to happen to people who are under a great amount of stress of with alot of anxiety
 * history of drug and alcohol abuse
 * people with other sleep related disorders.
 * Happens to soem chronically others only once or twice.

ORTHOREXIA IS NOT DEFINED UNDER THE DSM-IV! Orthorexia is an obsession with having a pure diet. The person suffering constantly worries and obsesses over the quality of the food. Orthorexia is only considered an eating disorder wh the "pure" diet is long term, affecting ones health and interfears with the persons life.
 * Orthorexia Nervosa:**
 * Causes:**
 * Connection between otheorexia and OCD.
 * shows signs of being obsessed with healthy food
 * is expressing deeper psychological trauma/issues
 * incresed attention inmedia ect about weight and eating right
 * wanting control of some aspect of their lives

Sites: Olson, Ann. "What is Orthorexia Nervosa?" //HubPages//. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. [].

"Orthorexia Causes." //Eating Disorders Online//. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. .