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  1. Anorexia Nervosa

    Reviewed by Psychology Today Staff. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that occurs when a person refuses to eat an adequate amount of food or is unable to maintain a minimally healthy weight ...

  2. Anorexia Nervosa and a Lost Emotional Self: A Psychological Formulation

    Introduction. Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is an eating disorder (ED) characterized by self-starvation driven by weight, shape and eating concerns and extreme dread of food, eating and normal body weight (American Psychological Association [APA], 2013; Walsh, 2013; Treasure et al., 2015b).The annual United Kingdom female incidence of AN is approximately 14 cases per 100,000 (Micali et al., 2013 ...

  3. Recent advances in understanding anorexia nervosa

    Abstract. Anorexia nervosa is a complex psychiatric illness associated with food restriction and high mortality. Recent brain research in adolescents and adults with anorexia nervosa has used larger sample sizes compared with earlier studies and tasks that test specific brain circuits. Those studies have produced more robust results and ...

  4. Essay on anorexia

    Psychological factors associated with anorexia nervosa and the role of health psychologists in the treatment process. Atousa Faraji Khyabani SBC502 ID: 140232022 Word count: 2102 Introduction Anorexia nervosa is a severe mental illness where individuals suffering, deliberately avoid adequate food intake in order to maintain a low body weight and have continuous irrational fear of gaining ...

  5. What Does Anorexia Feel Like? Living With An Eating Disorder

    What Does Anorexia Feel Like? Living With An Eating ...

  6. Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa

    Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa Essay. People with eating disorders are characterized by unusual food intake behaviors. These individuals who suffer from eating disorders are at risk of dying, especially those who get diagnosed with anorexia nervosa (AN). The biological basis of existence of AN includes long-term determinants of ...

  7. Anorexia Nervosa

    Current Definition. DSM-IV (2) lists four criteria for the diagnosis of anorexia nervosa: 1. Refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height. 2. Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even though underweight. 3. Disturbance in the way in which one's body weight or shape is experienced, undue ...

  8. Anorexia as Eating Disorder

    Anorexia nervosa, which is one type of eating disorders, has become so common and if not watched more health problems are likely to arrive in the future. Researchers should put more effort to innovate on preventive and treatment measures of the condition. References. Attia Evelyn, Walsh B. Timothy, 2007. "Anorexia Nervosa".

  9. Anorexia Eating Symptoms, Distress & Cognitive Inflexibility

    The study found that in people with anorexia nervosa (AN), weight/shape concerns and eating/dietary restraint had the strongest association, indicating they are closely interrelated symptoms. Weight/shape concerns also had a strong connection to psychological distress (depression and anxiety). Cognitive flexibility was negatively associated ...

  10. Psychological Factors Underlying Anorexia Nervosa Research Paper

    Anorexia nervosa is caused by various psychological conditions. In other words, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety and depression are psychological factors that cause the eating disorder. In addition, perfectionism, impulsivity, low self-esteem, hopelessness, inhibition as well as trouble in handling emotions are serious psychological ...

  11. An Integrative Bio-Psycho-Social Theory of Anorexia Nervosa

    Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy is an international journal read by psychologists & psychotherapists covering clinical psychology & related mental health fields. The need for novel approaches to understanding and treating anorexia nervosa (AN) is well recognized. ... Hospital, Edinburgh, UK. E-mail: [email protected] Search for more papers ...

  12. Anorexia Nervosa

    1. 2. Next. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder and psychological condition marked by extreme self-starvation due to a distorted body image. People with anorexia think they are fat, regardless ...

  13. What Are the Causes of Anorexia Nervosa?

    Causes of Anorexia Nervosa: Factors, Triggers, and Social ...

  14. The Psychology of Anorexia: Understanding The Mindset

    Emotional Release. Anorexia may have more in common with self-harm than most people realize. When people have trouble coping with problems, being close to death has a way of making one feel alive. The pain you suffer is cathartic; it helps you relieve just enough pressure to help you hang on. The myth that anorexia is all about vanity is harmful.

  15. Eating Disorder Risks

    essay on anorexia nervosa eating disorder risks paige loudon health psychology grand canyon university paula enriquez dec 11, 2023 eating disorder risks eating ... Education on eating disorders, especially anorexia nervosa, is extremely important to have in order to limit the cases. ...

  16. Eating disorders

    Eating disorders. An eating disorder is any disorder characterized primarily by a pathological disturbance of attitudes and behaviors related to food, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder. Other eating-related disorders include pica and rumination, which are usually diagnosed in infancy or early childhood.

  17. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for an Adolescent with Anorexia Nervosa

    Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has shown to be efficient in treating some types of eating disorders [5], such as bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder, but there is less evidence of its efficiency in patients with anorexia nervosa [6]. Anorexia nervosa is characterised by a significant loss of weight and a pathological desire to be thin.

  18. Biological Explanations for Anorexia Nervosa

    Evaluation of biological explanations for anorexia nervosa. Strengths. There are practical applications of neural explanations for anorexia as an imbalance in neurotransmitters could be treated using drug therapy; The genetic argument is strong, because genes may also exert an indirect influence upon the development of AN, as many sufferers display perfectionist personality characteristics and ...

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  20. Case study: Anorexia Nervosa

    Eating Disorders and Adolescents: An Overview of a Maladaptive Behavior" gave the basic facts on Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and some the key indicators. The four diagnostic criteria as presented in the DSM-IV were cited. Refusal to gain weight and maintain a healthy body weight. Extreme fear of gaining weight or becoming "fat".

  21. Eating Behaviour

    Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterised by an obsession with losing weight, body image distortion, restriction of food consumption, and low bodyweight. Estimates vary, but anorexia affects roughly 1% of the population, of which 85% are female. The syllabus looks at biological and psychological explanations of anorexia.. Biological explanations

  22. What would be a specific thesis statement for an essay on anorexia nervosa?

    It is usually a single sentence in the beginning of your paper. It will be a direct statement that shares how you feel about the subject. Your thesis statement should also be a statement that some ...