In Susan Hendrick’s journal article “The School Counselor and Anorexia Nervosa” from The School Counselor discusses eating disorders from the perspective of a school counselor to help raise awareness of this potentially extremely deadly disease. She begins by giving an overview of anorexia nervosa which is the “preeminently the relentless pursuit of thinness way beyond the point of well-being” (Hendrick 428). Hendrick describes that “the causes of [anorexia nervosa] are manifold and include personality factors, family dynamics, and societal influences” and “anorexia patients are frequently described as sensitive, dependent, anxious, perfectionistic, and stubborn” as well as “introverted, conscientious (to the point of anxiety), and very well-behaved
