In a study done by Nichter, adolescent girls said that their ideal body came from fashion magazines targeted at them. The ideal teenage girl was identified as being 5'7 weighing 100 pounds (Thompson and Heinberg 341). In other words, adolescent girls dream of being skin and bones. ... Anorexia is considered to be a psychiatric disorder in which both men and women suffer from an intense fear of weight gain (Webihealth). ... What causes the fear of weight gain and a distorted perception has been discovered and explained through behavioral theories. ...

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