Research Proposal : Anorexia Nervosa
PSYCHOLOGY LIB401
RESEARCH PROPOSAL
TOPIC: ANOREXIA NERVOSA
CONTENTS
|No. | |PAGE |
| |CONTENT | |
|1 |INTRODUCTION |3 |
|2 |LITERATURE REVIEW |16 |
|3 |METHODOLOGY |21 |
|4 |FINDINGS |23 |
|5 |CONCLUSION |30 |
|6 |REFERENCES |31 |
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric disorder characterized by abnormal eating behavior, severe self-induced weight loss, and psychiatric comorbidities. People with anorexia have an extreme fear of gaining weight, which causes them to try to maintain a weight far less than normal. They will do almost anything to avoid gaining weight, including starving themselves or exercising too much. People with anorexia have a distorted body image--they think they are fat (even when they are extremely thin) and won't maintain a proper weight.[1]
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Anorexia is an emotional disorder that focuses on food, but it is actually an attempt to deal with perfectionism and a desire to gain control by strictly regulating food and weight. People with anorexia often feel that their self-esteem is tied
RESEARCH PROPOSAL
TOPIC: ANOREXIA NERVOSA
CONTENTS
|No. | |PAGE |
| |CONTENT | |
|1 |INTRODUCTION |3 |
|2 |LITERATURE REVIEW |16 |
|3 |METHODOLOGY |21 |
|4 |FINDINGS |23 |
|5 |CONCLUSION |30 |
|6 |REFERENCES |31 |
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric disorder characterized by abnormal eating behavior, severe self-induced weight loss, and psychiatric comorbidities. People with anorexia have an extreme fear of gaining weight, which causes them to try to maintain a weight far less than normal. They will do almost anything to avoid gaining weight, including starving themselves or exercising too much. People with anorexia have a distorted body image--they think they are fat (even when they are extremely thin) and won't maintain a proper weight.[1]
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Anorexia is an emotional disorder that focuses on food, but it is actually an attempt to deal with perfectionism and a desire to gain control by strictly regulating food and weight. People with anorexia often feel that their self-esteem is tied
References: ----------------------- [1] Anorexia nervosa, http://averaorg.adam.com, 2010 [2] Anorexia Nervosa: a Mental-Physical Disorder, 2011 [3] http://www.healthherbsandnutrition.com [4] http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/general-information [5] "Anorexics Sentenced To Death"; Glamour Magazine, (Aug, 1999.)