Anorexia Nervosa is an illness that mainly
             affects adolescent girls, but it can also occur in boys.
             People with anorexia are obsessed with being thin. The
             most common features are loss of weight and change in
             their behaviour. The weight loss may become severe and
             life threatening. There personality changes will be
             those of increasing seriousness and introversion and an
             increasing tendency to become obsessional. Victims of
             anorexia will usually begin to lose contact with their
             friends, and will regress and appear to lose their
             confidence. Victims may also become less assertive, less
             argumentative and more dependent. They believe they are
             fat even though they are very thin. Anorexia isn't just
             a problem with food or weight, it is a attempt to use
             food or weight to deal with emotional problems.
             Anorexia Nervosa is an illness of several causes.
             The weight loss that triggers the illness is often the
             result of a very normal weight lose diet, of the sort
             that is typical of many adolescent girls, but may be the
             result of unhappiness or illness. Those who become ill
             often share the characteristics and these are thought to
             make then vulnerable. The personalities of these girls
             tend to be conformist, compliant, and hard working.
             These traits are usually accentuated by the disorder.
             The families of anorexics are mainly high achieving with
             high expectations of their children. They often seem to
             discourage individual growth and encourage conformity.
             There is frequently a failure to express emotional
             issues. There are often a lot of pressures such as exams
             when the illness starts and stress arising from
             difficulties in relationships with friends are also
             common. The reason some people get anorexia isn't known.
             People with anorexia may believe they would be happier
             and more successful if they were thin. They want
             everything in their lives to be perfect....