anoreksiya nervoza

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anorexia nervosa
An eating disorder characterized by self starvation due to a fear of gaining weight
an eating disorder in which a person undereats to the point of starvation, based on the extremely distorted belief that she (usually) or he is overweight
Affecting up to 1% of young woman in the United States, with a larger percentage having milder versions of the illness Marked by fear of gaining weight despite being below normal weight In women, this weight loss causes the missing of menstrual periods Requires treatment from clinician with experience with eating disorders Responds moderately to SSRIs
– eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain body weight over a minimal normal weight for age and height; intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even though underweight
an eating disorder characterized by obsessive, restrictive eating, often to a point close to starvation, in order to feel a sense of control over the body
An eating disorder characterized a misperception of body image Individuals with anorexia nervosa often believe they are overweight even when they are grossly underweight Profound intracellular zinc deficiency is the most common known cause
Failure to maintain one's body weight at a normal level, resulting from an intense desire to be thin, a fear of gaining weight, or a disturbance in body image. Anorexia nervosa usually starts in late adolescence and occurs mostly in young women. One will go to great lengths to resist eating and to lose weight, including bulimia and vigorous exercise. A usual symptom is amenorrhea. Medical complications can be life-threatening. Treatment includes psychological and social therapy
An eating disorder with an intense and irrational feeling of being fat that leads to excessive restriction of food intake and weight loss that may be life threatening It usually occurs in adolescence or early adulthood and is much more common in females than males
According to the DSM-IV, a person with Anorexia Nervosa must have the following symptoms: refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height; intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even though underweight; disturbance in the way in which one's body weight or shape is experienced, undue influence of body weight or shape on self-evaluation, or denial of the seriousness of the current low body weight; and amenorrhea (in postmenarcheal females)
A personality disorder manifested by extreme aversion to food, usually occurring in young women
An eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a minimally normal weight for height and age The condition includes weight loss leading to maintenance of body weight 15 percent below normal; an intense fear of weight gain or becoming fat, despite the individual's underweight status; a disturbance in the self-awareness of one's own body weight or shape; and in females, the absence of at least three consecutive menstrual cycles that would otherwise be expected to occur
Eating disorder characterized by self-starvation Eating disorder characterized by self-starvation
{i} mental disorder characterized by avoidance of food and compulsive weight control that sometimes leads to self-starvation (Psychiatry)
(psychiatry) a psychological disorder characterized by somatic delusions that you are too fat despite being emaciated
An eating disorder primarily affecting adolescent girls and young adult women, characterized by a pathological fear of becoming fat, distorted body image, excessive dieting, and emaciation No loss of appetite occurs until the late stages of the disease
Walt's Anorexia Q&A Archive An eating disorder characterized a misperception of body image Individuals with anorexia nervosa often believe they are overweight even when they are grossly underweight Profound intracellular zinc deficiency is the most common known cause of continued anorexia, since a vicious cycle occurs See also Zinc Talley Test
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