symptoms of Anorexia

what is Criterion A

restriction of food intake

what falls under Criterion A

-deliberate weight loss so that weight is below what is expected for age and height.( BMI below 17.5 with less than 15 being and extreme case in adult)

-weighing less than 85% of ‘normal weight

-avoiding food and drink

what is criterion B

intense fear of gaining weight

what falls under Criterion B

-obsession with checking the calorie values of all foods

-tendency to lie about how much they eat

-frightened of the consequences of eating food

-excessive exercise to stop weight gain.

what is criterion c

Distorted body image

what falls under Criterion C

-do not perceive themselves in the same way as others

-cannot accept the severity of their low body weight

-grossly overestimate their own body weight

-low self-esteem as body weight is used as a way to evaluate themselves