Enviromental Causes: -Family or other relationship problems -Difficult childhood -History of abuse -Activities that focus on weight loss(gymnastics, dancing, and wrestling) -Peer pressure
Genetic Causes:
-Genes that encode proteins that control a persons appetite are canadate genes for developing eating disorders -Researchers have recently found four chromosomal regions that include genes that are active in the part of the brain that regulates eating behavior -More likely to develop an eating disorder if it runs in your family -More prevalent in identical twins than in fraternal twins
The picture above explains the four parts of the brain that affect anorexia. -Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex -Visual cortex -Ventral striatum -Insula