The Psychology of Anorexia Nervosa

Term Paper # 3926

Medical and Health > Eating Disorders
Nutrition > Food
Psychology
Psychology > Disorders
Psychology > Therapies

This paper provides an in-depth look at the disease anorexia nervosa, and the psychology behind the condition.

1,560 words () | 4 sources | 2002 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the condition that plagues thousands of people each year, anorexia nervosa. The author examines which populations frequently deal with the disease, the symptoms, the risks, and hospitalization and rehabilitation. The paper looks at the psychology behind this many times fatal eating disorder.

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"American society women are given the message starting from a very young age that in order to be successful and happy, they must be thin. Eating disorders are on the rise; it's not surprising given the value which society places on being thin. Television and magazine advertising show the image of glamorous and thin models are everywhere. Thousands of teenage girls are starving themselves daily in an effort to attain what the fashion industry considers to be the ideal figure. An average female model weighs 23% less than the recommended weight for a woman. Maintaining a weight 20% below your expected body weight fits the criteria for the emotional eating disorder known as anorexia."

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The Psychology of Anorexia Nervosa (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-The-Psychology-of-Anorexia-Nervosa/3926