Explores eating disorders trends, body image and eating disorders, the relationship between the media and eating disorders, and strategies to curb eating disorders.
Teens will look into their self-image, not only exploring the ways they see themselves but also how others see them in this straightforward volume. Readers learn about the external influences on self-image and are presented with goal setting strategies for creating behavior that results in a positive frame of mind.
Anna records her struggles with anorexia--which she personifies as Tyranny, her tormentor--in her journal, and describes her efforts to overcome her deadly enemy through strength of character.
Explores anorexia, explaining what it is, what causes it, who is at risk of developing it, and how it is diagnosed and treated. Includes a glossary and lists of further reading and resources.
