anorexia nervosa
Self-imposed severe undereating
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by self-starvation, intense fear of gaining weight, and distorted body image.
Those affected severely restrict food intake despite being dangerously underweight, often perceiving themselves as fat when they are emaciated.
The condition is life-threatening and requires medical and psychological treatment.
Often shortened to anorexia: She was hospitalized for anorexia.
Fixation on imagined physical flaws
- perfectionismCompulsive pursuit of flawlessness
- controlAuthority to direct
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
depression · self-esteem · body image · compulsion · denial · isolation · shame · guilt
Extreme bodily thinness
- underweightBelow normal mass
- gauntLean from deprivation
- cachexiaSevere illness-induced wasting
- wastingUsing poorly, inefficiently
skeletal · frailty · atrophy · bony · lanugo · amenorrhea · bradycardia · osteoporosis
Disease from dietary inadequacy
- starvationExtreme nutritional deprivation
- caloric restrictionReduced energy intake
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- proteinFolded amino chain
vitamins · minerals · refeeding · supplements · metabolism · intake · energy deficit · micronutrients
Mental illness affecting nutrition
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- DSMPsychiatric classification manual
- hospitalizationFormal entry into medical care
- inpatientAdmitted overnight patient
outpatient · refeeding syndrome · BMI · mortality · prognosis · comorbidity · vital signs · bloodwork
Curative mental treatment
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- cognitive behavioral therapyTreatment restructuring harmful thought patterns
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
dietitian · meal plan · exposure therapy · residential treatment · support group · medication · antidepressants · relapse prevention
body dysmorphia
Fixation on imagined physical flaws
- perfectionismCompulsive pursuit of flawlessness
- controlAuthority to direct
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
anxiety · depression · self-esteem · body image · compulsion · denial · isolation · shame · guilt · hyperawareness
emaciation
Extreme bodily thinness
- underweightBelow normal mass
- gauntLean from deprivation
- cachexiaSevere illness-induced wasting
wasting · skeletal · frailty · atrophy · bony · lanugo · amenorrhea · bradycardia · osteoporosis · electrolyte imbalance
malnutrition
Disease from dietary inadequacy
- starvationExtreme nutritional deprivation
- caloric restrictionReduced energy intake
- deficiencyLack of something needed
protein · vitamins · minerals · refeeding · supplements · metabolism · intake · energy deficit · micronutrients · macronutrients
eating disorder
Mental illness affecting nutrition
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- DSMPsychiatric classification manual
- hospitalizationFormal entry into medical care
inpatient · outpatient · refeeding syndrome · BMI · mortality · prognosis · comorbidity · vital signs · bloodwork · psychiatry
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- cognitive behavioral therapyTreatment restructuring harmful thought patterns
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
counseling · dietitian · meal plan · exposure therapy · residential treatment · support group · medication · antidepressants · relapse prevention · aftercare
- body disordersobesity, overweight, underweight, malnutrition, bulimia
- eating disordersbulimia, binge eating, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, pica
- body imagebody image, body positivity, body acceptance, body shaming, body shame
- Fatal Diseasespancreatic cancer, glioblastoma, ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease, metastatic cancer
- wasting diseasescachexia, emaciation, wasting syndrome, consumption, phthisis
anorexia nervosagluttony
Greedy excess in consumption
overeating · insatiable appetite · overindulgence · voracity · gorging
nervous, nervousness, nervously, anorexic, anorexia, anorectic, anorexics