Compare And Contrast The Four Stages Of Anorexia
Stages of Anorexia. There are four stages of Anorexia, according to psychiatrist Steven Levenkron. These stages will help trace and understand how an anorexic thinks, feels, and changes in personality. Levenkron calls the first stage, “The Achievement Stage”. In this stage, Anorexia disguises itself as merely a desire to lose weight. This stage does not show any abnormal activity, however it gives the idea that there is a boundary that separates a person from society, implying the message that getting fat, is unacceptable by others. Most who are considered overweight do not take the word “diet” as seriously as anorexics. To them, dieting is too taxing, so they often discontinue it after a few attempts. Nevertheless, a person who diets should not easily be categorized as anorexic, because anorexics are said to be perfectionists whose minds are focused on losing weight solved by rigorous and often unhealthy dieting. Anorexics find gratification and
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At this point, the anorexic thinks that the comments she receives about her body resulted from jealousy because she thinks they are fat. In an anorexic’s mind, she feels that she holds a certain power amongst the people around her that she does not feel obligated to be praised, that’s why she doesn’t listen to advices given out to her. At this stage, parents begin feel alarmed about the possibility of this disorder. The final stage is the “Pseudo-Identity Stage”, wherein the thinness of the Anorexic is obvious but society, through time learns to accept it. Some anorexics try to hide their thinness by wearing multiple layers of clothes, while others try to flaunt the little that they have. This final stage doesn’t show a change of personality on the patient but rather says that an anorexic sees that she is in the right path and that her personality can affect
At this point, the anorexic thinks that the comments she receives about her body resulted from jealousy because she thinks they are fat. In an anorexic’s mind, she feels that she holds a certain power amongst the people around her that she does not feel obligated to be praised, that’s why she doesn’t listen to advices given out to her. At this stage, parents begin feel alarmed about the possibility of this disorder. The final stage is the “Pseudo-Identity Stage”, wherein the thinness of the Anorexic is obvious but society, through time learns to accept it. Some anorexics try to hide their thinness by wearing multiple layers of clothes, while others try to flaunt the little that they have. This final stage doesn’t show a change of personality on the patient but rather says that an anorexic sees that she is in the right path and that her personality can affect