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Their is not a difference between the two things. Anorexia Nervosa is the name of the actual eating disorder. The other eating disorder is Bulimia Nervosa, and it is different from Anorexia Nervosa.
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How is anorexia nerovsa characterized?
Anorexia is characterized as an eating diorder in which a person starves or severly limits food / nutritional intake and excessively works out to lose weight in an extreme form of dieting. It is classified in different cases as an eating disorder, a physical disorder, and a mental disorder / form of a mental instability.
How are anorexia and anorexia nervosa different?
They are the same thing. Anorexia Nervosa is the full medical name, while anorexia is the shortened version used in spoken language.Actually no, they are not the same thing. Anorexia is the clinical term for loss of appetite, while Anorexia Nervosa(AN) is a serious mental disorder. AN is often shortened to simply anorexia, especially in common language, but technically they are different disorders.
How is Bulimia different from Anorexia?
Anorexia is different from bulimia because anorexia is were you eat no food and you get really skiny were you see your bones and bulimia is were if you eat food you puke it back up and you see your bones as well and there is no cure to anorexia and bulimia.
Are there cross cultural differences between anorexia and bulimia?
Not really. Anorexia and bulimia are very different eating disorders.
When was the first time anorexia was seen?
Since Victorian times! Look up 'Fasting Girls' this was anorexia with a different name.
What is the loss of desire to eat called?
The medical symptom would be anorexia, from two words whose combined meaning is "without appetite. This is different from anorexia nervosa; the symptom of anorexia simply means one has less of an appetite which could have many different causes.
How does anorexia attack?
Anorexia nervosa usually develops over time, after one or more triggers specific to the individual. It is different for everyone.
The Difference Between America And Wales With Anorexia?
I don't think it would be all that different. It doesn't matter where you come from. Anorexia doesn't discriminate.
Who does anorexia effect?
anorexia most commonly affects teenage/young girls and women who are quiet, shy, well behaved and high acheivers at school. but lots of people can get anorexia...men, women, different ages.
How is anorexia and bulimia different?
Anorexia is characterized by extremely restircting food / calorie intake and an excess of exercise. Bulimia is characterized by episodes of bingeing and purging.
What is the scientific name for Anorexia?
The scientific name for anorexia nervosa is Anorexia nervosa.
Are there any national organization for Anorexia?
Yes. Depending on what country you are in, there are different organizations.
