<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Anorexia nervosa is a disorder of feeding behavior associated with distortion of body image, mood disturbance and a wide variety of hormonal and metabolic abnormalities. It is supposed that the disease could be the consequence of a combination of cultural-social, psychological and biological factors.Our study confirmed that anorexia mentalis is a serious, life threatening disorder which in our country appears earlier than it was expected and that is strongly related to environmental factors (family, school, fashion, society).We showed that specific personality traits are characteristic for both, young patients and mothers. Sublimation of emotional stress by exceptional performances, accompanied by food restrictive consumption together with hypersensitivity, oppositional behavior and aggression are specific for this disorder. High levels of self-imposed standards increase the risk for psychological distress, especially for eating disorder symptomatology.Both genders could be involved as patients. Boys must be especially followed for possible psychiatric manifestation.We confirmed that the biofeedback as additional therapeutic modality is very useful.</abstract>

Anorexia nervosa is a disorder of feeding behavior associated with distortion of body image, mood disturbance and a wide variety of hormonal and metabolic abnormalities. It is supposed that the disease could be the consequence of a combination of cultural-social, psychological and biological factors.Our study confirmed that anorexia mentalis is a serious, life threatening disorder which in our country appears earlier than it was expected and that is strongly related to environmental factors (family, school, fashion, society).We showed that specific personality traits are characteristic for both, young patients and mothers. Sublimation of emotional stress by exceptional performances, accompanied by food restrictive consumption together with hypersensitivity, oppositional behavior and aggression are specific for this disorder. High levels of self-imposed standards increase the risk for psychological distress, especially for eating disorder symptomatology.Both genders could be involved as patients. Boys must be especially followed for possible psychiatric manifestation.We confirmed that the biofeedback as additional therapeutic modality is very useful.

Anorexia: Anormal Phobia of Normal Weight

PRILOZI

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Anorexia nervosa is a disorder of feeding behavior associated with distortion of body image, mood disturbance and a wide variety of hormonal and metabolic...

Anorexia: Anormal Phobia of Normal Weight

Publié en ligne: 07 oct. 2017

Pages: 45 - 53

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/prilozi-2017-0021

Mots clés
anorexia, mental disorder, personality, biofeedback

© 2017 Nada Pop-Jordanova et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Anorexia: Anormal Phobia of Normal Weight

Publié en ligne: 07 oct. 2017

Pages: 45 - 53

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/prilozi-2017-0021

Mots clésanorexia, mental disorder, personality, biofeedback

© 2017 Nada Pop-Jordanova et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
anorexia, mental disorder, personality, biofeedback