Word: epo
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Anorexics characteristically have a distorted perception of their body size according to experts. "Anorexics I've talked with--they weigh half of what I weigh, and they can't tell who is fatter," says Sheila Reindl, a counselor at the Bureau of Study Counsel and co-director of an EPO group...
...true anorexic won't call us [EPO]," says Mihelich. "Characteristic of the disorder is a vehement denial of thinness. Their perception is skewed. They really see themselves as big when they are so painfully small. It has to do with the hypothalmus gland in the brain which is affected by starvation," says Mihelich...
Eating disorders may begin when people feel a need to gain control over their lives, according to EPO's Mihelich. "In college they enter a new situation. At home you are controlled by your parents. At school, there are more issues over which you have direct control--how much you eat, study, if you stay out late or not," she says...
Anorexics, on the other hand, are the victims of very isolating problems and do not often reach out for help. "Anorexics tend to become more and more withdrawn," says Rosalind J. Carter '86, an EPO counselor...
...here primarily for listening, but we do do referrals to UHS if a person asks for a suggestion," says Lily S. Lau '87, a counselor at EPO. "We try to help people understand what they're saying. We're not judgemental," she says...