Starving themselves to Death: Anorexia Nervosa

Step 1: What is Anorxia Nervosa?

Give a general definition of Anorexia Nervosa:

http://www.medicinenet.com/anorexia_nervosa/article.htm
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/anorexia-nervosa-000012.htm
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Anorexia-nervosa/Pages/Introduction.aspx
 

Step 2: What characterizes a person who has anorexia?

Mention the common characteristics of a person with anorexia nervosa:


http://www.safety2005.org/Anorexia/Anorexia_Nervosa_Characteristics.htm
http://www.edreferral.com/anorexia_nervosa.htm
http://www.umm.edu/mentalhealth/edanorex.htm
http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=11756&cn=46

Step 3: What are the symptoms of anorexia?
 

Mention the common symptoms that a person who suffers from this condition has:

http://www.minddisorders.com/A-Br/Anorexia-nervosa.html
http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/html/anorexia.html#1
http://helpguide.org/mental/anorexia_signs_symptoms_causes_treatment.htm

 

Step 4: Who is more at risk to develop this eating disorder?
 

Here you have to highlight who is more prone to develop anorexia nervosa.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/anorexia/DS00606/DSECTION=risk-factors
http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/anorexia-nervosa/risk-factors.html
http://eatingdisorders.about.com/od/anorexianervosa/a/anorexiahub.htm
 

Step 5: What leads a person to continue loosing weight?
 

Mention the triggering factors that influence a person to starve herself/himself to death.

http://www.omnimedicalsearch.com/conditions-diseases/anorexia-nervosa-causes-risk-factors.html
http://www.disordered-eating.co.uk/causes-of-eating-disorders/causes-of-eating-disorders.html
http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/anorexia-nervosa/causes.html
http://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/counselloradvice9756.html
 

Step 6: Is there a sole factor or a combination of factors that leads a person to this eating disorder?

This could be linked with the previous question but you have to mention if there is one cause or a combination of causes that influence a person to continue dieting.

http://www.ehealthmd.com/library/anorexia/ANO_causes.html
http://www.disordered-eating.co.uk/causes-of-eating-disorders/causes-of-eating-disorders.html
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Anorexia+Nervosa+Information,+Causes+&+Symptoms-a01074005453