1. The impact of anorexia on the self- esteem of teenage high school girls MINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY, TÎRGU MUREŞ Senior Lecturer dr. psih. Maria Dorina Pasca Student Todea Andreea Mădălina

2. Anorexia nervoasa - an emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat. Anorexia is one such a disease that causes havoc among teenagers Self-esteem is how we value ourselves; it is how we perceive our value to the world and how valuable we think we are to others.

5. Objective Investigating the impact of anorexia on the self- esteem of teenage high school girls and assessing the risk of developing the condition. Material and Method Data was collected using a questionnaire, the Rosenberg scale and the conversation method.

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14. CONCLUSION The study shows that the teenagers that suffer from anorexia have precarious self-esteem and display a number of nutritional deficiencies. It has been observed that teenagers follow very strict diets, poor in nutrients, that are often combined with physical exercise, occasional purging by self-induced vomiting and/or laxative or diuretic abuse, with the purpose to lose weight.

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