Signs and Symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa

Signs and Symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa (Physiological)
  • Over-excessive concern with body image
  • Extreme weight loss due to reduced food intake
  • Feelings of being fat in spite of increasing thinness
  • Obsessive Behaviour: With food, with dieting, and with exercising
Other physiological symptoms may include: weakness, swelling of the neck, cessation of menstruation, low pulse and blood pressure, ulcers, loss of tooth enamel due to repeated vomiting, thyroid dysfunction, insomnia, hormone and electrolyte imbalances, potassium deficiency, and others.
 
Signs and Symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa (Psychological)
  •  Loss of self-esteem
  •  Fears of growing up
  •  Difficult parent/child relationships
  •  Feelings of inadequacy and inferiority
  •  Peer and parent pressure
  •  Perfectionism
  •  Deep feelings of guilt and shame
Anorexia is also often accompanied by extreme over-activity, panic, anxiety, and sometimes drug abuse.

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