2006-11-02 00:37:12 · 6 answers · asked by ? 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Yes, the condition is not new, the diagnosis is.
2006-11-02 00:45:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course it did.
Anorexia is a mental disorder linked to a feeling of inadequacy.
Bulimia is known to exist for thousands of years, why not Anorexia Nervosa?
2006-11-02 00:43:36 · answer #2 · answered by timc_fla 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to know that the name anorexia was given to this pschychological illnes only late. To abstain from eating is a very old phenomenon that affected sad and thoughtful people.
2006-11-02 01:18:59 · answer #3 · answered by Jalal 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it did , it was called starving yourself to death but it didn't have a ' name' syndrome until later on.
Babe Paley , wife of William Paley, the head of CBS at one time said you can never be too rich or too thin, she probably had AN.
2006-11-02 00:42:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it did!
Princess Elisabeth (Austria-Hungary) was known for her anorexia,she would eat only two oranges for lunch so that her figure would remain slim.
2006-11-02 00:41:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It existed...,
But it just wasn't diagnosed back then
like it is today
2006-11-02 01:45:50 · answer #6 · answered by spyblitz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋