Anorexia Nervosa

Question 1

What are the behavioural symptoms of anorexia?

Answer 1

refusal to maintain a body weight normal for age and height, weight is 85% less than expected

Question 2

What are the emotional symptoms of anorexia?

Answer 2

intense fear of gaining weight despite being under weight

Question 3

What are the cognitive symptoms of anorexia?

Answer 3

inability to see own thinness, denial of seriousness of condition

Question 4

What are the physiological symptoms of anorexia?

Answer 4

loss of body weight, no period for 3 consecutive months in girls

Question 5

What % of anorexia cases are female?

Answer 5

90%

Question 6

What % of patients die of the disorder?

Answer 6

5%