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anorexia nervosa |
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anorexia nervosa: see eating disorders eating disorders, in psychology, disorders in eating patterns that comprise four categories: anorexia nervosa, bulimia, rumination disorder, and pica. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by self-starvation to avoid obesity.
..... Click the link for more information. . anorexia nervosaEating disorder, mostly in young women, characterized by a failure to maintain body weight at a normal level because of an intense desire to be thin, a fear of gaining weight, or a disturbance in body image. Anorexia nervosa typically begins in late adolescence. In women a usual symptom is amenorrhea. A person with anorexia nervosa will often go to great lengths to resist eating in order to lose weight, and medical complications can be life-threatening. Treatment can include psychological and social therapy. anorexia nervosa [‚an·ə′rek·sē·ə nər′vō·sə] (psychology) A disorder in which dramatic reduction in caloric intake consequent to excessive dieting leads to significant physiological, emotional, psychological, and behavioral disturbances. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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