According to Hotelling, individual factors such as high self-expectations or perfectionism, the extreme need for approval and all or nothing thinking contribute to eating disorders as well. Amy DeLorme, a 22 year-old Fullerton College student majoring in psychology, is borderline anorexic. She weighs 120 pounds and is 5 feet 9 inches tall. I am not happy with my body image. She is currently working with a nutritionist at Fullerton College and is in the process of breaking the destructive behavior cycle taught to her by her alcoholic mother.
Students have multiple places to go to on campus if they are experiencing an eating disorder.
Most cases of eating disorders can be treated successfully by appropriately trained health and mental health care professionals, according to the American Psychological Association. 1999, The Daily Titan All Rights Reserved. Story by Nicole Williams Photo Illustration by Roland Madrid For many women in college, dieting is a regular way of life. But for some, the race to lose weight can turn deadly.