Anorexia is a disorder in which individuals are unable to eat food, may have a severe decrease in appetite, and have an intense fear of becoming obese even when emaciated.

Anorexia is diagnosed when individuals lose at least 25 percent of their normal weight.

Related Articles

Anorexia nervosa at psychology-glossary.com■■■■■■■
Anorexia nervosa refers to an eating disorder characterized by intentional starvation, distorted body . . . Read More
Eating Disorders at psychology-glossary.com■■■■■
Eating Disorders are characterized by a disturbance in eating behavior. There are two main types of . . . Read More
Restricting type at psychology-glossary.com■■■■
Restricting type: Restricting refers to a type of anorexia where the individual uses dieting, fasting, . . . Read More
Saliromania at psychology-glossary.com■■■■
Saliromania refers to a desire to damage or soil a woman or her clothes; - - Saliromania, also known . . . Read More
Depersonalization disorder at psychology-glossary.com■■■■
Depersonalization disorder refers to Dissociative disorder in which feelings of Depersonalization are . . . Read More
Childhood disintegrative disorder at psychology-glossary.com■■■■
childhood disintegrative disorder refers to pervasive developmental disorder involving severe regression . . . Read More
Obese at psychology-glossary.com■■■■
Obese refers to a medical term describing individuals who are at least 20 percent above the ideal weight . . . Read More
yo-yo dieting at psychology-glossary.com■■■
yo-yo dieting refers to the process of chronically alternating between dieting and regular eating, leading . . . Read More
Anxiety at psychology-glossary.com■■■
Anxiety refers to a sense of apprehension and fear often marked by physical symptoms (such as sweating, . . . Read More
Feeding disorder of infancy or early childhood at psychology-glossary.com■■■
Feeding disorder of infancy or early childhood refers to a disorder involving the persistent failure . . . Read More