The symptom found in a girl with anorexia nervosa is:

The symptom found in a girl with anorexia nervosa is: Correct Answer <span style="display: none;"> </span>All of the above<span style="display: none;"> </span>

Anorexia Nervosa:

• Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder. It is a form of food deprivation.
• Children and teenagers with this ill-health have a distorted body image. They think they weigh too much.
• Parents of Children with anorexia nervosa are often rigid and critical. They may be interfering and shielding.
• Anorexia children may be dependent and emotionally undeveloped. Also, they are likely to cut themselves off from others. 
• This leads them to seriously limit what proportion of food they eat. It also results in other behavior that stops them from gaining weight. 
• The fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders defines the following two subtypes of anorexia nervosa:
  • Restricting Type is characterized by strict dieting, fasting, or excessive exercise but without binge eating.
  • Binge-Eating Type or Purging Type is marked by the use of laxatives or enemas and by the episodes of compulsive eating with or without self-induced vomiting. 

Symptoms