The experimental approach is biological, psychological and social dimensions of health. This approach is focused on an individual’s experience with an illness. A very important factor to this approach is the sick role. Within the sick role you have a person who acknowledges that their health is abnormal, then they submit themselves to the care of a professional and they are being excused from regular responsibilities. The experimental approach is basically a narrative of a person’s illness to help them become healthy again. These narratives are basically the stories the ill tell that make them feel better. Under narrative you have three different topics which are restitution, chaos and quest. Restitution is the ill person wanting to restore their health and they only see their situation as temporary. Chaos is when the person is very frustrated and they view the illness as a hopeless state that does not get better. Lastly, the quest narrative is when that person views their illness as a road to recovery. Also when dealing with the experimental approach belief is very important. Belief is a huge part of healing, having a positive attitude about the situation helps with your outcome. If you feel as if you are doing better or that you can do better, then you are more than likely to overcome this illness. When it comes to bulimia nervosa the ill person has to first realize that this is not good for them and that they are ill and need to receive help. Once they realize they have a problem it is important for them to express their feelings, find out why they became bulimic in the first place and try to change their ways. Believing that they can get over this obstacle of being bulimic is a great start.
restitution narrative
My best friend was a sophomore in high school when she became bulimic. Growing up she did not have the body she always wanted and she figured this would be the easy way to achieve it. She did not have to go on a diet or exercise, this way she could still eat whatever she wanted and still lose weight. My best friend had been called chubby or was told that she was a little overweight as a child and those words have been stuck with her ever since they were spoken. Not only did certain family members tell her this but every time she went to the doctors she was being told that she did not fit into the correct weight category for her age and height. While those words became imprinted in her mind, the media and those surrounding her did not add much help to her situation. Everywhere she went there were thin people, in school, on television, in the magazines and more. Society has put such a huge emphasis on being thin that is has left her to feel as if she needed to make a change, but unfortunately not the healthy way. She decided to become bulimic because at the time it seemed like the best thing she could do. It was a fast and quick way to lose weight without actually doing all of the hard work. For months she went on and started to engage in purging after her meals and was excited when she started to see results but one visit at the dentist changed everything. The dentist noticed that her tooth enamel was starting to erode so her dentist informer her mother. When her mother confronted her and my best friend told her that she was bulimic her mother felt so hurt and disappointed. My best friend then automatically became filled with guilt. They had a good talk and after that day she was no longer bulimic.
In some cases you can overcome bulimia nervosa as easy as a talk with a loved one which brings us back to the Kleinman explanatory model, popular. My best friend was able to overcome being bulimic due to her acknowledging that she had a problem which was negatively affecting her body and once she talked about it she was then able to overcome it. My best friend had engaged in restitution narrative, she was able to talk about her problems and realize that she needed to change. Once she did that he knew that her health needed to be restored and she knew that she could lose weight a healthier way. It was hard for her to not fall back to her old ways but to this day she is doing perfectly fine.
"Bulimia Nervosa." Behance. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 July 2014.
https://www.behance.net/gallery/5353823/Bulimia-Nervosa
"Bulimia Nervosa - Google Search." Bulimia Nervosa - Google Search. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 July 2014.
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In some cases you can overcome bulimia nervosa as easy as a talk with a loved one which brings us back to the Kleinman explanatory model, popular. My best friend was able to overcome being bulimic due to her acknowledging that she had a problem which was negatively affecting her body and once she talked about it she was then able to overcome it. My best friend had engaged in restitution narrative, she was able to talk about her problems and realize that she needed to change. Once she did that he knew that her health needed to be restored and she knew that she could lose weight a healthier way. It was hard for her to not fall back to her old ways but to this day she is doing perfectly fine.
"Bulimia Nervosa." Behance. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 July 2014.
https://www.behance.net/gallery/5353823/Bulimia-Nervosa
"Bulimia Nervosa - Google Search." Bulimia Nervosa - Google Search. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 July 2014.
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