Anorexia
This term means a "loss of appetite," especially when prolonged, and came into English in the 1620s from Latin usage, based on Greek stems (a [no] + orexis [appetite]). Anorexia...
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Anorexia Nervosa
Definition
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that occurs primarily among girls and women. It is characterized by a fear of gaining weight, self-starvation, and a distorted view o...
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Anorexia Nervosa
A psychiatric disorder characterized by a distorted body image leading the person to believe that she is overweight even when she is dangerously underweight.
Anorexia nervosa is a psy...
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Kelly, a sixteen-year-old high school student, was slowly dying. At five feet, three inches, she was of normal height, but her body weight had dropped from a healthy and normal 125 pounds to a dangero...
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Since the beginning of time, people have been modifying their bodies into various shapes to achieve the cultural standard of beauty. Today's society and media often gives off the perception that ev...
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"I just lost 20 pounds...but for some odd reason...it's still not enough!" Teenagers, mainly females, tend to spend a lot of time worrying about their weight. They often feel judged on a basis of how ...
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In today's society all the actors, actresses, and models are all really thin. There is nothing to them, except skin and bones. With all these role models looking this way it creates a few problems. Pr...
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Teenage starvation: The Obsession with Anorexia
Terry Yarber, a single overweight mother of a sixteen year old and two adolescents, wipes away the salty tears from her pale face so that her daughter...
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Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder that has been around for years. It is usually seen in females ages 10-20, although their have been cases where males have been diagnosed with it. Many say that...
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Anorexia is an illness where the person, he or she believes themself to be fat. Anorexia mainly affects young adolescent girls because there are more pressure on them to be thin.
Sadly, most people t...
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Anorexia is an eating disorder use to control weight by limiting one's food intake. A person with anorexia is usually afraid of gaining weight even if he/she stands in a category from underweight to a...
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Anorexia-Nervosa
Which is better, eating lucious food, or being as thin as a model? Anorexia Nervosa is a form of self-starvation that can lead to severe emaciation. To fully understand anorexia ne...
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