ther study determined that undereating can harm the bodys ability to fight infection.Information in the DSM IV(1995) show that the anoretic persons diet is usually limited, and food is dealt with in a ritualistic manner. They also say that a patient may count peas on the dinner plate and only eat one third of them. Excessive exercise is also typically part of the behaviour pattern. There is a distorted perception of the body size or shape . A lot of anorexic patients feel overweight all over and others feel that only certain parts of their body need to be thinner. Patients weigh, measure, and view themselves obsessively. Self-worth may depend on the ability to avoid food.SUMMARY of LITERATURE REVIEWEDAll these studies above have shown me how dangerous to your health and even your life these eating disorders can be. The percentage of teenagers with diseases like anorexia are a lot higher than I ever thought they would be. These studies indicate that something has to be done because too many young people are suffering from these diseases. They also indicate that there is definitely something wrong in our society that is pushing adolescence to behave like this. When comparing all my findings I have gathered that they all say basically the same thing which therefor makes them all similar. All my findings show that the cause for eating disorders are mainly due to our environment. They all say that media friends and family play a big part in the causes of eating disorders. Although, the only journals that give alternative causes are those written by Hobbs and Johnson(1996) and Meehan(1996). They say that one of the causes for eating disorders is because it gives the patients a sense of power and control over their body. Furthermore, all the findings show similar signs of human behaviour in anorexic patients. They all indicate that anorexic patients behave in such a way that they avoid food as much as possible. They will constantly be exercis...
