Eating disorders in adolescents: anorexia nervosa. Case study
Unhealthy eating behaviors and preoccupations with body size and shape can lead to eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by low body weight, which is based on a distorted body image, with individuals suffering from this disorder having an irrational fear of gain- ing weight. Anorexia nervosa is not about food per se. It represents an unhealthy way of coping with emotional problems. Treating this disease in time can be very effective, as not catching it in time can lead to death, as a result of heart failure, or in many cases suicide. Given the importance of the disease, its prognosis and the frightening statistics we face, early detec - tion and identification of cases of patients with anorexia can be of vital importance, therefore this paper aimed to clarify the problem we face, explain the symptoms and signs that appear in patients with anorexia nervosa, with a focus on adolescents and discuss the effectiveness of logotherapy in the treatment of a case of an adolescent with anorexia nervosa, to understand more about the character - istics of anorexia nervosa.