Date of Award

2021

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Lanning, Kevin

Abstract

The following novella is a fictional case study of Jethro Jones, a young male who suffers from three pathologies including Binge Eating Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, and Panic Disorder. It traces the development of his suffering from infancy through childhood trauma into adolescent manifestations such as severe panic attacks, a suicide attempt, and weekly episodes of binge eating. The creative nature of the piece was inspired by works such as The Bell Jar (Plath) and Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia (Hornbacher). The character and story were informed by peer-reviewed studies about the aforementioned pathologies including risk factors, manifestation and course, subtypes, and treatments. While research exists on all three of these topics separately, little of the literature exists on the comorbid presentation of these disorders, despite its common occurrence. Thus, this is what the novella attempts to tackle.

Comments

Thesis (B.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, 2021

Extent

112 p.

Identifier

FAUHT00141

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