Proceso de evaluación, diagnóstico y propuesta de plan terapéutico para el trastorno de conducta alimentaria.

Abstract

Disorders of food behavior, are a group of complex diseases and encompasses a number of pathological entities, are defined as specific and severe alterations in the intake of food, this group of disorders are more common in women and generally, they begin during early youth becoming one of the most prevalent psychiatric problems in today's world. That is why this essay aims to carry out an evaluation process for the eating behavior disorder of an adolescent, by means of the application of psychological instruments, with the purpose of carrying out a proposal of therapeutic plan for this type of disorder. Thus conducting an evaluation process, initiating with an interview, continuing with the record of the clinical history and the application of three questionnaires of evaluation of the alimentary behavior, which are: the questionnaire of attitudes towards the food EAT-40, The Body Form questionnaire BSG and to know the level of anxiety Beck's anxiety inventory BAI. Recognizing the basic physical, behavioral and psychological characteristics of adolescents, the respective therapeutic intervention plan can be developed, with the main purpose of re-establishing adequate food patterns, reducing the Overvaluation of the figure, the weight, its control, and recovering the functioning of the adolescent at an individual, family, social and academic level. It is therefore necessary to work under a holistic and interdisciplinary patient-centered approach composed of different medical, psychiatric, family and social psychological interventions.