Explanations of Anorexia

Genetic Explanation

• Relatives of those with anorexia are more likely to receive a diagnosis.
• Research into the genetic explanation often involves twin studies and it looks into the presence of the same trait in both members of a pair of twins.
• Research has also suggested that key features of the disorder are heritable, meaning they are transmissable from parent to offspring.
• Anorexia has genetic susceptibilities and there is a genetic underpinning on chromosome 1.
• The disorder may be caused by disruption…