anorexia
Deliberate wasting illness
Anorexia is loss of appetite, particularly as a symptom of illness or medication side effects.
In common usage, anorexia almost always means anorexia nervosa—an eating disorder characterized by obsessive restriction of food intake, fear of weight gain, and distorted body image.
The condition predominantly affects young women and can be life-threatening: She was hospitalized for anorexia.
Extreme nutritional deprivation
- cachexiaSevere illness-induced wasting
- emaciationExtreme bodily thinness
- undernourishmentInsufficient dietary intake
- deficiencyLack of something needed
electrolyte imbalance · muscle wasting · amenorrhea · osteoporosis · bradycardia · lanugo · ketosis · organ failure
Authority to direct
- perfectionismCompulsive pursuit of flawlessness
- self-esteemOne's sense of worth
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- secrecyPractice of hiding information
anxiety · obsession · rigidity · isolation · shame · guilt · restriction · body image
Disorder of bingeing and purging
- eating disorderMental illness affecting nutrition
- psychiatricOf mental health treatment
- mental illnessDisorder affecting cognition or mood
- treatmentCare for an ailment
recovery · therapy · hospitalization · DSM · psychologist · psychiatrist · inpatient · outpatient
State of minimal width
- gauntLean from deprivation
- emaciatedAbnormally wasted from hunger
- skeletalOf or like bones
- underweightBelow normal mass
bony · wasting · frail · hollow · sunken · thigh gap · collarbones · body checking
Monitoring dietary energy intake
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
- excessive exerciseHarmful amount of physical activity
- weighingMeasuring mass or heft
- measuringDetermining size or amount
hiding food · skipping meals · food rituals · laxatives · fasting · overexercise
Sexual development stage
- peer pressureInfluence from one's equals
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- thinspirationMedia encouraging unhealthy thinness
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
school · teen · self-harm · identity · comparison · influencers · dance · gymnastics
starvation
Extreme nutritional deprivation
- cachexiaSevere illness-induced wasting
- emaciationExtreme bodily thinness
- undernourishmentInsufficient dietary intake
deficiency · electrolyte imbalance · muscle wasting · amenorrhea · osteoporosis · bradycardia · lanugo · ketosis · organ failure · dehydration
control
Authority to direct
- perfectionismCompulsive pursuit of flawlessness
- self-esteemOne's sense of worth
- denialRefusal to accept reality
secrecy · anxiety · obsession · rigidity · isolation · shame · guilt · restriction · body image · self-worth
bulimia
Disorder of bingeing and purging
- eating disorderMental illness affecting nutrition
- psychiatricOf mental health treatment
- mental illnessDisorder affecting cognition or mood
treatment · recovery · therapy · hospitalization · DSM · psychologist · psychiatrist · inpatient · outpatient · compulsion
thinness
State of minimal width
underweight · bony · wasting · frail · hollow · sunken · thigh gap · collarbones · body checking · skin and bones
calorie counting
Monitoring dietary energy intake
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
- excessive exerciseHarmful amount of physical activity
- weighingMeasuring mass or heft
measuring · hiding food · skipping meals · food rituals · laxatives · fasting · overexercise
puberty
Sexual development stage
- peer pressureInfluence from one's equals
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- thinspirationMedia encouraging unhealthy thinness
bullying · school · teen · self-harm · identity · comparison · influencers · dance · gymnastics
food aversion
Rejection of specific edibles
- body disordersobesity, overweight, underweight, malnutrition, bulimia
- Child Psychiatrychild psychiatrist, child psychiatry, child psychologist, child psychology, child mental health
- eating disordersbulimia, binge eating, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, pica
- enfermedadesgripe, diabetes, cancer, hepatitis, tuberculosis
- health conditionsdiabetes, heart disease, cancer, asthma, hypertension
- mental healthpsychiatry, psychotherapy, mental illness, psychiatrist, therapist
anorexiaovereating
Consuming beyond bodily needs
binge eating · compulsive eating · gluttony · gorging · voracity
anorexiaobesity
Excess body fat condition
morbid obesity · overweight · corpulence · fatness · plumpness
- anorexia nervosaPathological food restriction disorder