Some Known Causes of Anorexia
Most anorexics are characterized as stubborn, vain and appearance-obsessed people who simply do not know when to stop dieting.
Some causes of anorexia are believed to be biologically based modification strained through cultural pressures and individual psychology. Personality factors would include body image or body dissatisfaction.
There is growing evidence that a girl’s immediate social environment, including her family and friends, can emphasize the importance of thinness and weight control. Anorexics turn to restrictive eating as a way to feel “in control.” Other aspects of anorexia are frequently thought to include conflicts between mothers and adolescent daughters over perfection. Persons with anorexia are often perfectionist which is highly ritualized eating patterns and extreme fear of fat is common, as is high achievement motivation and social withdrawal. As the disorder progressed