Biological Explanations of AN

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1. Issue of Bulik et al

  • No causal relationship can be established
  • Too simplistic to suggest that AN is dependent upon development in pregnancy
  • No support suggesting that there is actually a genetic vulnerability to AN
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2. Who suggested that girls will repress sexual maturation in unfavourable conditions by using extreme weight loss to do so?

  • Becker et al.
  • Surbey
  • Kaye et al.

3. What study found a link between perinatal complications such as placental infarction and developing AN?

  • Favaro et al.
  • Bulik et al.
  • Lindberg and Hjem

4. What study found highest levels of serotonin in those AN sufferers with the most anxiety?

  • Strober et al.
  • Bailer
  • Kaye et al.
  • Butler and Montgometry

5. What experiment found a link between premature birth and developing AN?

  • Bulik et al.
  • Lindberg and Hjem
  • Favaro et al.
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