Abstract
This paper examines studies which deal with trying to find both the psychological and physiological symptoms of anorexia. It focuses on how anorexia sufferers deal with the issue of stress and their response to it.
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"Characterised by a denial of food, Anorexia Nervosa is a nervous disorder primarily centered on a distorted body image (eg. they see themselves as overweight when infact they are below average body weight for their height). This disproportionate perception of themselves interferes with their normal everyday functioning through regimented diets, extreme exercise and in some instances purging (Rosenweig et al, 2002). Other psychological symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa (anorexia) include an intense fear of weight gain and refusal to maintain a normal body weight. These psychological symptoms are magnified by physiological symptoms such as low blood pressure, potential heart damage, weight loss of approximately twenty five percent, and in women......
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