| anorexia nervosa definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | an eating disorder in which a normal-weight person diets and becomes significantly underweight, yet, still feeling fat, continues to starve | 19 sets |
| 2 | an eating disorder in which a normal-weight person (usually an adolescent female) diets and becomes significantly (15% or more) underweight, yet, still feeling fat, continues to starve . | 10 sets |
| 3 | a disorder of self starvation to the extreme | 10 sets |
| 4 | (psychiatry) a psychological disorder characterized by somatic delusions that you are too fat despite being emaciated | 7 sets |
| 5 | severe disturbance in eating behavior caused by abnormal perceptions about one's body weight, evidenced by an overwhelming fear of becoming fat that results in a refusal to eat and body weight well below normal | 6 sets |
| 6 | eating disorder; severe weight loss accompanied by obsessive worrying about weight gain despite the fact the person is 10-15% below normal body weight; symptoms include: absence of 3 menstrual periods (females), distorted body image, intense fear of weight gain, dull eyes, baggy skin, dull hair, sallow skin, listlessness, overexercises, obsession about amount of food eaten; onset: early adolescence, more white middle-class females; often comorbid with ocd | 6 sets |
| 7 | an eating disorder characterized by a false perception of body appearance | 6 sets |
| 8 | an eating disorder in which a normal-weight person (usually an adolescent female) diets and becomes significantly (15 percent or more) underweight, yet, still feeling fat, continues to starve. (myers psychology 8e p. 478) | 5 sets |
| 9 | a psychological disorder where a person eats very little or refuses to eat as they see themselves overweight even when they are dangerously underweight | 4 sets |
| 10 | a serious eating disorder characterized by a fear of gaining weight that results in prolonged self-starvation and dramatic weight loss | 4 sets |
| 11 | a severe disturbance in eating behavior caused by abnormal perception about one's body weight, evidenced by an overwhelming fear of becoming fat that results in a refusal to eat and body weight well below normal | 4 sets |
| 12 | a condition in which a person reduces eating to the point that a weight loss of 15 percent below the ideal body weight or more occurs | 3 sets |
| 13 | eating disorder most common in adolescent females characterized by weight less than 85% of normal, restricted eating, and unrealistic body image | 3 sets |
| 14 | an eating disorder characterized by excessive weight loss, an irrational fear of gaining weight, and distorted body self-perception. | 3 sets |
| 15 | a disorder of self-starvation to the extreme | 3 sets |
| 16 | an eating disorder in which a normal-weight person (usually an adolescent female) diets and becomes significantly (15 percent or more) underweight, yet, still feeling fat, continues to starve | 3 sets |
| 17 | an eating disorder characterized by an obstinate and willful refusal to eat, a distorted body image, and an intense fear of being fat | 3 sets |
| 18 | eating disorder characterized by a prolonged refusal to eat | 3 sets |
| 19 | an eating disorder in which a normal-weight person (usually an adolescent female) diets and becomes significantly (15 percent or more) underweight, yet, still feeling fat, continues to starve. | 3 sets |
| 20 | refusal to eat enough food | 3 sets |
| 21 | eating disorder associated with excessive weight loss and the irrational perception that one is overweight | 3 sets |
| 22 | psychological disorder involving loss of appetite and excessive weight loss not caused by a physical disease | 3 sets |
| 23 | an eating disorder characterized by self starvation | 2 sets |
| 24 | eating disorder of excessive dieting and refusal to maintain a normal body weight. | 2 sets |
| 25 | an eating disorder in which a normal-weight person diets and becomes significantly underweight, yet still feeling fat, continues to starve. | 2 sets |
| 26 | an eating disorder in which a person (usually an adolescent woman) maintains a starvation diet despite being significantly (15 percent or more) under weight. continuously loses weight but still feels overweight. | 2 sets |
| 27 | is an eating disorder, most common in adolescent females, in which a person restricts food intake to become significantly underweight and yet still feels fat. (p. 342) | 2 sets |
| 28 | an eating disorder that finds its roots in an obsessive fear of becoming obese. even after substantial weight loss. | 2 sets |
| 29 | eating disorder most common in adolescent females characterized by weight loss less than 85% of normal, abnormally restrictive food consumption, and an unrealistic body image. | 2 sets |
| 30 | active self-starvation or a sustained loss of appetite that has psychological origins | 2 sets |
| 31 | an eating disorder in which a normal-weight person diets and becomes significantly underweight, yet, still feeling fat, continues to starve. | 2 sets |
| 32 | a disorder in which the irrational fear of becoming obese results in severe weight loss from self-imposed starvation | 2 sets |
| 33 | involves the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation | 2 sets |
| 34 | person obessed about being thin, severly limits their food intake | 2 sets |
| 35 | when a person has an intense fear of weight gain and starves themselves. | 2 sets |
| 36 | eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation | 2 sets |
| 37 | an eating disorder characterized by extreme, self-imposed weight loss - at least 15% of the individual's minimum normal weight | 2 sets |
| 38 | psychoneurotic disorder characterized by a prolonged refusal to eat | 2 sets |
| 39 | eating disorder involving a pattern of self-starvation that results in an unhealthy and potentially dangerous low body weight | 2 sets |
| 40 | a psychological disorder in which one eats very little or refuses to eat | 2 sets |