anorexics
Those avoiding food
Anorexics are people suffering from anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder characterized by severe food restriction and fear of weight gain.
The term can feel clinical or reductive; many prefer "people with anorexia." As an adjective, anorexic describes someone affected by the condition or something extremely thin: anorexic models, an anorexic budget.
Disorder of bingeing and purging
- malnutritionDisease from dietary inadequacy
- underweightBelow normal mass
- amenorrheaLack of menstruation
- osteoporosisDisease weakening skeletal structure
lanugo · electrolyte · dehydration · cachexia · emaciation · dysmorphia · restrictive · diagnosis
Twisting from original state
- thinnessState of minimal width
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- appearanceOutward visible form
- physiqueBodily structure and form
figure · skinny · perfectionism · dissatisfaction · self-perception · comparison · body-checking · idealization
Extreme nutritional deprivation
- hungerNeed for nourishment
- emaciationExtreme bodily thinness
- wastingUsing poorly, inefficiently
- atrophyWasting from disuse
weakness · fatigue · dizziness · fainting · hormonal · infertility
Curative mental treatment
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
- behavioralRelating to conduct
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- psychiatryMental health medicine
recovery · counseling · mindfulness · self-esteem · insight · acceptance · healing · empathy
Limit on action
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
- laxativesConstipation remedies
- diureticsDrugs increasing urine output
overexercise · weighing · measuring · avoidance · bingeing · body-checking
Formal entry into medical care
- refeedingResuming nutrition after deprivation
- nutritionistFood and health advisor
- dietitianLicensed food and nutrition expert
- inpatientAdmitted overnight patient
outpatient · rehabilitation · monitoring · supplements · intervention · aftercare
bulimia
Disorder of bingeing and purging
- malnutritionDisease from dietary inadequacy
- underweightBelow normal mass
- amenorrheaLack of menstruation
osteoporosis · lanugo · electrolyte · dehydration · cachexia · emaciation · dysmorphia · restrictive · diagnosis · hospitalization
distortion
Twisting from original state
- thinnessState of minimal width
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- appearanceOutward visible form
physique · figure · skinny · perfectionism · dissatisfaction · self-perception · comparison · body-checking · idealization · gauntness
starvation
Extreme nutritional deprivation
- hungerNeed for nourishment
- emaciationExtreme bodily thinness
- wastingUsing poorly, inefficiently
atrophy · weakness · fatigue · dizziness · fainting · hormonal · infertility
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
- behavioralRelating to conduct
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
psychiatry · recovery · counseling · mindfulness · self-esteem · insight · acceptance · healing · empathy · motivation
restriction
Limit on action
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
- laxativesConstipation remedies
diuretics · overexercise · weighing · measuring · avoidance · bingeing · body-checking
hospitalization
Formal entry into medical care
- refeedingResuming nutrition after deprivation
- nutritionistFood and health advisor
- dietitianLicensed food and nutrition expert
inpatient · outpatient · rehabilitation · monitoring · supplements · intervention · aftercare
- disordered eatersbulimics, binge eaters, purgers
- patientspatient, inpatients, inpatient, outpatients, outpatient
anorexicsovereaters
People who consume excessively
binge eaters · bulimics · gluttons · gorgers
anorexicsgluttons
Habitual overeaters
gourmands · big eaters · foodies · epicures
- anorexia nervosaPathological food restriction disorder