1. Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia is self-induced starvation to the point of extreme, and deadly weight loss. ... The young girls obsession with her body commonly followed by certain events. 1) Self- starvation and obsession with food, weight, and appearance 2) A profound fear of being fat (even if emaciated) 3) A relentless pursuit of losing weight that typically leads to 20% to 25% loss of normal body weight 4) No other medical or mental disorder can explain such a weight loss 5) Deprivation of food, in spite of obvious hunger 6) Loss of menstrual period, in women, and sometimes, impotency in men 7) Occasio...
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