It usually starts when someone is on a diet and becomes upsest with it . then when they look themselves they see a very obease person. Then everytime they lose weight the think they look bigger. Not all anorexics see themselves as fat though, that is a popular characteristic of someone with anorexia but not everyone deals with that emotional trauma. I struggled with anorexia for a while and knew I was skinny, I was just deathly afraid of BECOMING overweight. I didn't see myself as overweight. Both are unhealthy characteristics of an eating disorder.
The scientific name for anorexia is Anorexia Nervosa.
No she does not have anorexia.
Anorexia is the correct spelling.
It is just a shorter version of the full name. Anorexia is short for Anorexia Nervosa. Therefore, Anorexia Nervosa is commonly referred to as Anorexia. (As is Bulimia. Bulimia is short for Bulimia Nervosa.)
Anorexia is starvation..
Anorexia is NOT a disease - it is a psychological condition. You cannot 'catch' Anorexia from a sufferer !
There are two major divisions anorexia is diagnosed as 1) anorexia-binge/purge subtype 2) anorexia-restricting type
There is no chain of infection for anorexia, as it is not caused by a pathogen. Anorexia Nervosa is a mental disorder.
Caffeine is not a cause of anorexia.
It is unknown exactly where anorexia originated.
That is a general characteristic of anorexia.
Anorexia, or Anorexia Nervosa is a real mental illness. The word Anorexia literally translated means 'without appetite'. It is when you refuse to eat, restrict or eat very little.