Another example of a technique or method that is sometimes used is 'externalizing ' the anorexia . This kind of treatment that makes the illness something like it is outside of the individual . The doctors /therapists would encourage their patient to think of her symptoms as a separate personality from herself something that can be fought against and controlled (Becker et al , 2004 . Psychotherapy can be amazingly successful . Unfortunately , sometimes the anorexic individual 's condition worsens despite therapy . Some yield themselves to...











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