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Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes an eating disorder characterized by low body weight and body image distortion. Individuals with anorexia often control body weight by voluntary starvation, purging, vomiting, excessive exercise, or other weight control measures, such as diet pills or diuretic drugs. It primarily affects young adolescent girls in the Western world and has one of the highest mortality rates of any psychiatric condition, with approximately 10% of people diagnosed with the condition eventually dying due to related factors. Anorexia nervosa is thought to be a complex condition, involving psychological, neurobiological, physiological and sociological components.
A person who is suffering from anorexia is referred to as 'anorexic' or (less commonly) 'anorectic'. "Anorectic" is the noun form, whereas "anorexic" is the adjectival form. These two are often used incorrectly when applied. Although technically incorrect, the term is frequently shortened to anorexia in both the popular media and scientific literature. This can also refer to the medical symptom of reduced appetite. In this article, for the purpose of brevity, anorexia will be used in the place of anorexia nervosa.
2006-06-18 19:44:38
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answered by mallimalar_2000 7
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Anorexia is when you will think you are fat, so you will stop eating to try and make yourself thin. When you are thin, you will still think you are fat, so you still won't eat. I don't think people ever recover from being anorexic and they have a problem with food for the rest of their lives. People who do eat, then go to the loo to be sick are called bulimic. There is a difference but the results are pretty much the same. Anorexics are ill and need help. If you are anorexic, speak to someone now and get help before it's too late. If you have a friend who is anorexic, urge them to get help. Good luck!!
2006-06-18 20:14:44
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answered by Anonymous
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Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes an eating disorder characterized by low body weight and body image distortion.
2006-06-18 19:22:06
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answered by Andy 4
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Correct Speeling is Anorexic...it's when you Stop eating/afraid of gaining weight. Misconception of Body image.
2006-06-18 19:20:52
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answered by julia4evert 4
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To be anorexic is to suffer from the eating disorder anorexia. People who suffer from this basically starve themselves to get and stay as thin as possible.
2006-06-18 19:21:29
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answered by Greg 5
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im guessing you mean annorexic....its an eating disorder...iused to duffer from lmost died from it actually....but basically means you dont eat period...... i lost over 40kg in like 4 months and was not cool but at the time i was ****** up in the head and thought it was the best.....not worth it...plus you can waste your muscle away too
2006-06-18 19:20:59
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answered by nbmelb 1
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it's when you Stop eating and you afraid of gaining weight. Misconception of Body image.
2006-06-18 19:43:01
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answered by Counsellor 2
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actually you do eat.you just go and throw up the food after eating,like as in as soon as you eat it.
2006-06-18 19:23:12
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answered by jgmafb 5
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being annaraxic means u r abnormally skinny, and that its very unhealthy for u
2006-06-18 19:25:41
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answered by Morbid_Soul 2
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Anorexic is when you are underweight
2006-06-18 19:38:12
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answered by red1 1
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