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Distorted views of one’s body weight and shape for age

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that causes people to obsess about their weight and the food they eat. People with anorexia nervosa attempt to maintain a weight that's far below normal for their age and height. To prevent weight gain or to continue losing weight, people with anorexia nervosa may starve themselves or exercise excessively.

Intake exceeds nutritional and caloric needs (wide fluctuations in weight within a discrete period of time in response to binging and purging)

Interrupted Family Process is the developmental attachment and separation crisis and the necessity for family restructuring