Anorexic females tend to be introverted young women who worry a good deal and perfectionists. Bulimic women also appear to be insecure and are vulnerable to other problems such as depression and alcohol or drug abuse.
Although anorexia is not exclusively teenage problem, adolescent females are between 5 to 10 times more likely to be diagnosed for anorexia than are adult women. The overall incidence of these serious eating disorders is relatively low.
Researchers discovered that anorexic females have difficulty with the adolescent task of forming an identity separate from their parents because their families tend to be “enmeshed” or overly interdependent.
These parents are overprotective and do not allow their daughters to argue or to express negative emotions. The result may be young woman who is afraid of growing up but who also strongly desires to establish some sense of control over her life.
Bulimic females appear to grow up in enmeshed families, but they are more likely than anorexic females to experience conflict and a lack of affection or support in their homes.
The young woman who is at risk for eating disorders may be predisposed, partly owing to her genetic makeup, maintaining self esteem, and establishing autonomy.
Anorexia still may not emerge unless a genetically predisposed girl living in a weight conscious culture experience stressful events – that is, unless gens and environment interact to produce a disorder.
These eating disorder are not common in poor communities but they are a source of concern in affluent society, especially among adolescent girls and young women.
Occasionally these disorders are also seen among boys and men such as jockeys, dancers and models whose careers require thinness.
Adolescent females with anorexic or bulimic
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