How the drive to be perfect is linked to eating disorders
All In The Mind
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The speakers examine the relationship between perfectionism and eating disorders, focusing on anorexia. They discuss the external rewards and internal costs of perfectionism, as well as the rigidity present in both perfectionism and anorexia. The chapter highlights the high mortality rate of anorexia and the detrimental effects of perfectionism on it.
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