1. Anorexia Nervosa
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) Occasional binges, or perceived binges followed by purging 8) Purging 9) Hair loss and excessi...
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- Grade Level: High School
