Psychological explanations of anorexia nervosa

Cognitive explanation
According to the cognitive model, an individual with AN is someone who is preoccupied with the way he or she looks- or the way he or she thinks she looks. Those with AN perceive themselves as unattractive and overweight.

A01 GENERAL

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A01 Perfectionism

A02 Personality traits

AO2 SUPPORT- Halmi et al

A02 SUPPORT-Halmi et al part 2

A02 SUPPORT-Nilsson et al

A02 Criticism

A02 SUPPORT

A02 Methodological problems

A03 Real world application