Ebp Case Study

Quinshayla Honeycutt

TREC 412: Ms.Russell

EBP Summary

Disability: Bulimia Eating disorder

Modality: Art Therapy

Theory: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

The client that was chosen for the EBP would be a 16 year old female adolescent who has an eating disorder called bulimia. Bulimia would be considered an emotional disorder where he or she would have insecurities when it comes to their body images which causes the client to have a desire to lose weight and start to get rid of their quantity of food by vomiting or binge at a short time period. Or laxative misuse. Symptoms include taking in large amounts of food at once followed by self induced vomiting to prevent weight gain. Low self esteem to body image. Being secretive when it comes to eating and lastly going to the restroom after each meal. Living with bulimia means that the individual are putting their lives in a lot of danger. Many health issues occur once a client becomes bulimia dehydration occurs, bulimia can eventually cause self harm, anxiety or depression. Clients that are bulimia not only use vomiting as a way to lose weight but they also try to over exercise which lowers their body weight making he or she look eventually

Once the client has made her way through the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy she will then have to make it through the treatment modality which would be Art Therapy. Individuals who suffer from bulimia in some type of way suffer from emotional pain. Many people find it difficult to express their feelings verbally. Many people feel as though expressing their thoughts and feelings and sometimes be intimidating when you are not used to expressing yourself to others which becomes overwhelming. That why Art Therapy was chosen for the clients healing