ANOREXY

AT I5 IT?
Anorexlu ls un euLlng dlsorder whlch ls u welghL
loss cuused by Lhe uLlenL hlmself und leuds Lo
u sLuLe of sLurvuLlon.
Anorexlu ls churucLerlzed by Lhe feur of
gulnlng welghL und dlsLorLed und deluslonul
erceLlon of ones body LhuL mukes Lhe
uLlenL look fuL even lf your welghL ls lower
Lhun recommended. 1hus begun u
rogresslve decreuse ln welghL by fusLlng und
reduced food lnLuke.
L usuully sLurLs wlLh Lhe ellmlnuLlon of
curbohydruLes, us Lhere ls Lhe fulse bellef LhuL
fuL. 1hen re|ecLs Lhe fuLs, roLelns und even
llqulds, leudlng Lo cuses of exLreme
dehydruLlon. 1hese drusLlc meusures you cun
udd oLher behuvlors ussocluLed wlLh Lhe use
of dlureLlcs, luxuLlves, urglng, lnduced
vomlLlng or excesslve exerclse.
AffecLed lndlvlduuls muy lose from Lo
ercenL ln Lhe mosL crlLlcul of Lhelr body
welghL. 1hls dlseuse ls ofLen ussocluLed wlLh
serlous sychologlcul dlsorders LhuL cuuse
chunges ln behuvlor, emoLlonul behuvlor und
sLlgmuLlzuLlon of Lhe body.
AU5E5
Ls cuuse ls unknown, buL soclul fucLors ueur
lmorLunL.
WThe patients obesity itse|f.
WMaterna| obesity.
W Oeath or i||ness of a |oved one.
W 5eparation from parents.
W Moving away from home.
W 5choo| fai|ures.
W Accidents.
W Traumatic events.
5YMPTOM5 OF ANOREXIA
1hls condlLlon ls churucLerlzed by slgnlflcunL
welghL loss cuused by Lhe uLlenL und u
mlserceLlon of Lhelr body. ConsequenLly,
endocrlne roblems ure evldenL ln u reluLlvely
shorL suce of Llme.
Anorexlu nervosu ls dlugnosed, usuully bused
on un lnLense welghL loss und sychologlcul
symLoms churucLerlsLlc. 1he Lylcul unorexlc
ls u Leenuger who hus losL uL leusL ercenL
of Lhelr body welghL, obeslLy feur hus sLoed
mensLruuLlng, denles belng slck und looks
heulLhy.
OIAGNO5TI5
1he overull ob|ecLlves of LreuLmenL ure Lo correcL
mulnuLrlLlon und sychologlcul dlsLurbunces of Lhe
uLlenL. llrsL you Lry Lo uchleve ruld welghL guln
und recovery of euLlng hublLs, us Lhey muy lnvolve
greuLer rlsk of deuLh. 8uL u full recovery of body
welghL ls noL synonymous wlLh cure. Anorexlu ls u
sychluLrlc lllness und should be LreuLed us such.
TREATMENT5
AbouL ercenL of eole wlLh Lhls dlsorder
ure women. L usuully beglns ln udolescence,
someLlmes eurller und less frequenLly ln
udulLhood. Anorexlu nervosu rlmurlly uffecLs
eole of mlddle und uer socloeconomlc
cluss.
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