Question

What are some external influences that may lead a person at risk for anorexia?

Answer 1

What are some external influences that may lead a person at risk for anorexia?
-reading articles (press, internet) or the vision of television reports on the benefits of thinness, of a particular scheme, the harms of being overweight,
-ridicule and unpleasant remarks of the entourage
-seeking identification to a known model (actress, model ...)

Answer 2

External influences that may lead a person at risk for anorexia are from reading articles that might lead a person into thinking that being thin is better than being fat. That it has more benefits than its bad effect. Another influence is the judgement of the people around you.