Anorexia

PART A DESCIBE & OUTLINE THE PHSYICAL/PSHYOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ANOREXIA Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is an eating disorder where physical and psychological symptoms develop because of starvation and other methods of inducing weight-loss. According to the Diagnostic Statistical Manual IV DSM -IV (4) there are 4 CRITERIA for the DIAGNOSIS of this disorder. WEIGHT - the individual has a body weight that is LESS than 85% of that expected for similar height, weight and sex. ANXIETY - …

…as Anorexia Nervosa are very serious Mental Disorders because of the enormous danger to physical health these are an accumulation of starvation and the continued use of laxatives. There is a risk of becoming infertile and a high risk of death either from the effects of starvation or suicide. The bulk of evidence suggests that eating disorders comes from psychodynamic and humanistic theories, identifying early links with sexual abuse, socialization of gender and family relationships.