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Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa
nervosa
presented by : fatin athirah
what is anorexia nervosa?
• an eating disorder
• characterized by
- an abnormally low body weight,
- an intense fear of gaining weight
factors
• Family history
• Other mental health disorders
• Dieting and starvation
• Stress
• Trauma
the symptoms
• obsessed with, and extremely fearful of, gaining
weight
• Refuse to eat or making excuses not to eat
• Denying hunger and skipping meals
• Limiting diet to only certain foods
• Practicing food or eating rituals
• Overly concerned with body shape
• Dressing in layers to hide body shape and size
anorexia effect
• Thin and gaunt appearance
• Loss of energy and fatigue
• Dizziness or fainting
• Constipation
• Thin hair that breaks and falls out and dry skin
• Low blood pressure and irregular heart rhythms
• Abnormal blood counts
• Loss of menstruation/period
• Bones that break easily
• Death
treatment / prevention