anorexia

nervosa
presented by : fatin athirah
what is anorexia nervosa?

• an eating disorder
• characterized by
- an abnormally low body weight,
- an intense fear of gaining weight
 factors

• Family history
• Other mental health disorders
• Dieting and starvation
• Stress
• Trauma
 the symptoms
• obsessed with, and extremely fearful of, gaining
weight
• Refuse to eat or making excuses not to eat
• Denying hunger and skipping meals
• Limiting diet to only certain foods
• Practicing food or eating rituals
• Overly concerned with body shape
• Dressing in layers to hide body shape and size
 anorexia effect
• Thin and gaunt appearance
• Loss of energy and fatigue
• Dizziness or fainting
• Constipation
• Thin hair that breaks and falls out and dry skin
• Low blood pressure and irregular heart rhythms
• Abnormal blood counts
• Loss of menstruation/period
• Bones that break easily
• Death
treatment / prevention

• Meet a therapist and nutritionist

• Avoid dieting around your child
• Cultivate and reinforce a healthy body
image in your child
• Talk to your child
• Support
 conclusion
• serious condition that can lead to death
• hope that people will be more aware
about this eating disorder
• love yourself and be more aware about
people around you
• normalize different body shape and
weight
• stop judging people based on
appearance
 Thank you
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