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'''Wannarexia''', '''Wanarexia''', '''Wana/Wanna''' or '''Wanorexia yearning'''<ref name=Hardin2003>{{cite journal
'''Wannarexia''', or '''anorexic yearning''',<ref name=Hardin2003>{{cite journal
| author = Hardin, P.K.
| author = Hardin, P.K.
| year = 2003
| year = 2003
| title = Shape-shifting discourses of anorexia nervosa: reconstituting psychopathology
| title = Shape-shifting discourses of anorexia nervosa: reconstituting psychopathology
| journal = Nursing Inquiry
| journal = Nursing Inquiry
| volume = 10
| volume = 10
| issue = 4
| issue = 4
| pages = 209–217
| pages = 209–217
| doi = 10.1046/j.1440-1800.2003.00189.x
| doi = 10.1046/j.1440-1800.2003.00189.x
| quote=Anorexic yearning. Accounts of individuals stating that they want to become anorexic stirred the greatest energetic debate on the Internet boards.
| quote=Anorexic yearning. Accounts of individuals stating that they want to become anorexic stirred the greatest energetic debate on the Internet boards.
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
is a label applied to someone who claims to have [anorexia nervosa]], or wishes they did.<ref>{{cite web | url = eatingdisorders.about.com/b/a/000106.htm | title = Wannarexia? | accessdate = 2007-10-18 | date = 2007-08-10 | author = Tiemeyer, Matthew | work = [About.com]]|quote=…'wannarexia' refers to someone who wants to 'catch' anorexia in order to lose weight and, presumably, be more popular. }}</ref> These individuals are also called '''wannarexic'''<ref name=Newsday>{{cite news |url=http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--wannabe-eating-di0804aug04,0,532415.story?page=2 |title='Wannarexic' girls aspire to be anorexic, eating disordered |accessdate=2007-08-06 | work=Newsday|date=2007-08-04|author=Bauman, Valerie|quote=Most commonly found among teenage girls, wannarexia is a label describing those who claim to have anorexia, or wish they did.}}</ref> “'''wanna-be ana'''”<ref name=Giles2006>{{cite journal
is a label applied to someone who claims to have [[anorexia nervosa]], or wishes they did.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://eatingdisorders.about.com/b/a/000106.htm | title = Wannarexia? | accessdate = 2007-10-18 | date = 2007-08-10 | author = Tiemeyer, Matthew | work = [[About.com]]|quote=…'wannarexia' refers to someone who wants to 'catch' anorexia in order to lose weight and, presumably, be more popular. }}</ref> These individuals are also called '''wannarexic'''<ref name=Newsday/> “'''wanna-be ana'''”<ref name=Giles2006>{{cite journal
| author = Giles, D.
| author = Giles, D.
| year = 2006
| year = 2006
| title = Constructing identities in cyberspace: The case of eating disorders
| title = Constructing identities in cyberspace: The case of eating disorders
| journal = British Journal of Social Psychology
| journal = British Journal of Social Psychology
| volume = 45
| volume = 45
| issue = 3
| issue = 3
| pages = 463–477
| pages = 463–477
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| accessdate = 2007-08-25
| accessdate = 2007-08-25
| doi = 10.1348/014466605X53596
| doi = 10.1348/014466605X53596
}}</ref> or "'''anorexic wannabe'''".<ref name=Warin2006/> The [neologism]] ''wannarexia'' is a [portmanteau]] of the latter two terms. It may be used as a pejorative term.<ref name=Cohen2007>{{cite journal
}}</ref> or "'''anorexic wannabe'''".<ref name=Warin2006/> The [[neologism]] ''wannarexia'' is a [[portmanteau]] of the latter two terms. It may be used as a pejorative term.<ref name=Cohen2007>{{cite journal
| author = Cohen, D.
| author = Cohen, D.
| year = 2007
| year = 2007
| title = Live from London The worrying world of eating disorder wannabes
| title = Live from London The worrying world of eating disorder wannabes
| journal = BMJ (British Medical Journal)
| journal = BMJ (British Medical Journal)
| volume = 335
| volume = 335
| issue = 7618
| issue = 7618
| pages = 516
| pages = 516
| doi = 10.1136/bmj.39328.510880.59
| doi = 10.1136/bmj.39328.510880.59
| quote = Wannarexia is a pejorative term and…is the latest word to come from the fast paced world of eating disorder terminology…. Community websites for genuinely anorexic and bulimic people have hit back by setting up sites offering advice to those trying to 'develop anorexia,' saying that they don't want their 'warped perspectives and dangerous behaviour to affect others.'
| quote = Wannarexia is a pejorative term and…is the latest word to come from the fast paced world of eating disorder terminology…. Community websites for genuinely anorexic and bulimic people have hit back by setting up sites offering advice to those trying to 'develop anorexia,' saying that they don't want their 'warped perspectives and dangerous behaviour to affect others.'
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


Wannarexia is a [cultural phenomenon]] and has no [medical diagnosis|diagnostic]] criteria,<ref name=Newsday/> because it is not a mental illness.<ref name=amny>{{cite news|title = Bad fad: Wannarexia|work = [Associated Press]]|publisher = [AM New York]]|date = 2007-08-06|pages = 24|author = Bauman, Valerie}}</ref> Wannarexia is found in teenage girls who want to be popular,<ref name=amny/> and is likely caused by a combination of [culture|cultural]] and [Mass media|media]] influences.<ref name=Newsday/>
Wannarexia is a [[cultural phenomenon]] and has no [[medical diagnosis|diagnostic]] criteria,<ref name=Newsday/> although some wannarexics may be instead diagnosed with [[eating disorder not otherwise specified]] (EDNOS).<ref name=amny>{{cite news|title = Bad fad: Wannarexia|work = [[Associated Press]]|publisher = [[AM New York]]|date = 2007-08-06|pages = 24|author = Bauman, Valerie}}</ref> Wannarexia is found in teenage girls who want to be popular,<ref name=amny/> and is likely caused by a combination of [[culture|cultural]] and [[Mass media|media]] influences.<ref name=Newsday/>


Dr. Richard Kreipe states that the distinction between anorexia and wannarexia is that anorexics have a genuine mental illness while wannarexics do not. Most commonly found among teenage girls, wannarexia is a label describing those who claim to have anorexia but do not, or wish they did.}}</ref><ref>www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-08-04-...ic_N.htm</ref> Many people who actually suffer from the eating disorder anorexia are angry, offended, or frustrated about wannarexia.<ref name=Newsday/>
Dr. Richard Kreipe states that the distinction between anorexia and wannarexia is that anorexics aren't satisfied by their [[weight loss]], while wannarexics are more likely to derive pleasure from weight loss.<ref name=Newsday>{{cite news |url=http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--wannabe-eating-di0804aug04,0,532415.story?page=2 |title='Wannarexic' girls aspire to be anorexic, eating disordered |accessdate=2007-08-06 | work=Newsday|date=2007-08-04|author=Bauman, Valerie|quote=Most commonly found among teenage girls, wannarexia is a label describing those who claim to have anorexia, or wish they did.}}</ref><ref>http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-08-04-wannarexic_N.htm</ref> Many people who actually suffer from the eating disorder anorexia are angry, offended, or frustrated about wannarexia.<ref name=Newsday/>


Wannarectics may be inspired or motivated by the pro-anorexia community that promotes or supports anorexia as a [Alternative lifestyle|lifestyle choice]] rather than an [eating disorder]],<ref name=Lyons2006>{{cite journal
Wannarectics may be inspired or motivated by the pro-anorexia, or [[pro-ana]], community that promotes or supports anorexia as a [[Alternative lifestyle|lifestyle choice]] rather than an [[eating disorder]],<ref name=Lyons2006>{{cite journal
| author = Lyons, E.J.
| author = Lyons, E.J.
| coauthors = Mehl, M.R.; Pennebaker, J.W.
| coauthors = Mehl, M.R.; Pennebaker, J.W.
| year = 2006
| year = 2006
| title = Pro-anorexics and recovering anorexics differ in their linguistic Internet self-presentation
| title = Pro-anorexics and recovering anorexics differ in their linguistic Internet self-presentation
| journal = Journal of Psychosomatic Research
| journal = Journal of Psychosomatic Research
| volume = 60
| volume = 60
| issue = 3
| issue = 3
| pages = 253–256
| pages = 253–256
| url = linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0022399905002783
| url = http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0022399905002783
| accessdate = 2007-08-08
| accessdate = 2007-08-08
| quote = Pro-anorexia has emerged as a new and emotionally charged eating disorder phenomenon…self-identified pro-anorexics…defend anorexia as a lifestyle…
| quote = Pro-anorexia has emerged as a new and emotionally charged eating disorder phenomenon…self-identified pro-anorexics…defend anorexia as a lifestyle…
| doi = 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.07.017}}</ref>. Some participants in pro-anorexia web forums only want to associate with "real anorexics" and will shun wannarexics who only diet occasionally, and are not dedicated to the lifestyle full-time.<ref>{{cite web |url=digitalyouth.ischool.berkeley.edu/node/69 |title=No Wannarexics Allowed: An Analysis of Online Eating Disorder Communities | work= Digital Youth Project |accessdate=2007-08-06 |author=Pascoe, C.J. |publisher=[University of California, Berkeley]]|quote=According to the posters on these sites a 'wannarexic' is someone who occasionally diets but who is not dedicated to an eating disordered lifestyle.}}</ref> Community websites for anorexics and bulimics have posted advice to wannarexics saying that they don't want their "warped perspectives and dangerous behaviour to affect others."<ref name=Cohen2007/> Pro-anorexia is not to be confused with Pro-Ana.{{citation needed}} Pro-anorexia glorifies eating disorders as a lifestyle choice while pro-ana groups are filled with people who suffer from eating disorders, do not consider them a choice, but are not yet ready to go into recovery.{{citation needed}}
| doi = 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.07.017}}</ref>. Some participants in pro-ana web forums only want to associate with "real anorexics" and will shun wannarexics who only diet occasionally, and are not dedicated to the lifestyle full-time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://digitalyouth.ischool.berkeley.edu/node/69 |title=No Wannarexics Allowed: An Analysis of Online Eating Disorder Communities | work= Digital Youth Project |accessdate=2007-08-06 |author=Pascoe, C.J. |publisher=[[University of California, Berkeley]]|quote=According to the posters on these sites a 'wannarexic' is someone who occasionally diets but who is not dedicated to an eating disordered lifestyle.}}</ref> Community websites for anorexics and bulimics have posted advice to wannarexics saying that they don't want their "warped perspectives and dangerous behaviour to affect others."<ref name=Cohen2007/>


==Further reading==
==Further reading==
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|url=http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/wannarexia-when-death-becomes-trendy/
|title=Wannarexia: When Death Becomes Trendy
|title=Wannarexia: When Death Becomes Trendy
|accessdate=2007-08-25
|accessdate=2007-08-25
|author=Drummond, Katie
|author=Drummond, Katie
|date=2007-08-08
|date=2007-08-08
|work=Her Active Life
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|quote=With this widespread popularization of the illness, susceptible girls could be heard to say, not "I want to be thin" but "I want to be anorexic.
|quote=With this widespread popularization of the illness, susceptible girls could be heard to say, not "I want to be thin" but "I want to be anorexic.
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*{{cite book |author=Kano, Susan|chapter=Anorexic Thoughts and Attitudes |title=Making peace with food: freeing yourself from the diet/weight obsession |publisher=Perennial Library/Harper & Row Publishers |location=New York, NY |year=1989 |pages= |isbn=0-06-096328-X |quote=Most young women have "anorexic thoughts" and attitudes}}
*{{cite book |author=Kano, Susan|chapter=Anorexic Thoughts and Attitudes |title=Making peace with food: freeing yourself from the diet/weight obsession |publisher=Perennial Library/Harper & Row Publishers |location=New York, NY |year=1989 |pages= |isbn=0-06-096328-X |quote=Most young women have "anorexic thoughts" and attitudes}}
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|year=2001
|isbn=1-84018-480-9}}<ref name=Warin2006>{{cite journal
|isbn=1-84018-480-9}}<ref name=Warin2006>{{cite journal
| author = Warin, M.J.
| author = Warin, M.J.
| year = 2006
| year = 2006
| title = Reconfiguring Relatedness in Anorexia
| title = Reconfiguring Relatedness in Anorexia
| journal = Anthropology & Medicine
| journal = Anthropology & Medicine
| volume = 13
| volume = 13
| issue = 1
| issue = 1
| pages = 41–54
| pages = 41–54
| url = taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/index/K0365TQ226306175.pdf
| url = http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/index/K0365TQ226306175.pdf
| accessdate = 2007-08-07
| accessdate = 2007-08-07
| quote = There were some who were called ‘anorexic wannabes’—these were the people who wanted to be anorexic, and actively pursued what they called ‘the coveted title'
| quote = There were some who were called ‘anorexic wannabes’—these were the people who wanted to be anorexic, and actively pursued what they called ‘the coveted title'
| doi = 10.1080/13648470500516147
| doi = 10.1080/13648470500516147
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
{{refend}}
{{refend}}

==Links==
|The Wanarexia List www.wanarexia.info
|The Difference between Pro Ana and Pro Anorexia wanarexia.info/what-is-a-wanarexic
==References==
==References==
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{{reflist|2}}


[Category:Eating disorders]]
[[Category:Eating disorders]]
[Category:Culture-specific syndromes]]
[[Category:Culture-specific syndromes]]
[Category:Neologisms]]
[[Category:Neologisms]]


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Revision as of 06:49, 13 March 2010

Wannarexia, or anorexic yearning,[1] is a label applied to someone who claims to have anorexia nervosa, or wishes they did.[2] These individuals are also called wannarexic[3] “wanna-be ana”[4] or "anorexic wannabe".[5] The neologism wannarexia is a portmanteau of the latter two terms. It may be used as a pejorative term.[6]

Wannarexia is a cultural phenomenon and has no diagnostic criteria,[3] although some wannarexics may be instead diagnosed with eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS).[7] Wannarexia is found in teenage girls who want to be popular,[7] and is likely caused by a combination of cultural and media influences.[3]

Dr. Richard Kreipe states that the distinction between anorexia and wannarexia is that anorexics aren't satisfied by their weight loss, while wannarexics are more likely to derive pleasure from weight loss.[3][8] Many people who actually suffer from the eating disorder anorexia are angry, offended, or frustrated about wannarexia.[3]

Wannarectics may be inspired or motivated by the pro-anorexia, or pro-ana, community that promotes or supports anorexia as a lifestyle choice rather than an eating disorder,[9]. Some participants in pro-ana web forums only want to associate with "real anorexics" and will shun wannarexics who only diet occasionally, and are not dedicated to the lifestyle full-time.[10] Community websites for anorexics and bulimics have posted advice to wannarexics saying that they don't want their "warped perspectives and dangerous behaviour to affect others."[6]

Further reading

  • Drummond, Katie (2007-08-08). "Wannarexia: When Death Becomes Trendy". Her Active Life. The Final Sprint, LLC. Retrieved 2007-08-25. …but for many young women, anorexia has become a hot new trend, so common that medical experts have coined a new name, 'wannarexia,' to describe the dangerous fad.
  • Forman-Brunell, Miriam (2001). Girlhood in America: an encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO. pp. p. 245. ISBN 1-57607-206-1. With this widespread popularization of the illness, susceptible girls could be heard to say, not "I want to be thin" but "I want to be anorexic. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  • Kano, Susan (1989). "Anorexic Thoughts and Attitudes". Making peace with food: freeing yourself from the diet/weight obsession. New York, NY: Perennial Library/Harper & Row Publishers. ISBN 0-06-096328-X. Most young women have "anorexic thoughts" and attitudes
  • Rachael Oakes-Ash (2001). "So you want to be anorexic—join the queue". Good girls do swallow. Edinburgh: Mainstream. ISBN 1-84018-480-9.[5]

References

  1. ^ Hardin, P.K. (2003). "Shape-shifting discourses of anorexia nervosa: reconstituting psychopathology". Nursing Inquiry. 10 (4): 209–217. doi:10.1046/j.1440-1800.2003.00189.x. Anorexic yearning. Accounts of individuals stating that they want to become anorexic stirred the greatest energetic debate on the Internet boards.
  2. ^ Tiemeyer, Matthew (2007-08-10). "Wannarexia?". About.com. Retrieved 2007-10-18. …'wannarexia' refers to someone who wants to 'catch' anorexia in order to lose weight and, presumably, be more popular.
  3. ^ a b c d e Bauman, Valerie (2007-08-04). "'Wannarexic' girls aspire to be anorexic, eating disordered". Newsday. Retrieved 2007-08-06. Most commonly found among teenage girls, wannarexia is a label describing those who claim to have anorexia, or wish they did.
  4. ^ Giles, D. (2006). "Constructing identities in cyberspace: The case of eating disorders". British Journal of Social Psychology. 45 (3): 463–477. doi:10.1348/014466605X53596. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  5. ^ a b Warin, M.J. (2006). "Reconfiguring Relatedness in Anorexia" (PDF). Anthropology & Medicine. 13 (1): 41–54. doi:10.1080/13648470500516147. Retrieved 2007-08-07. There were some who were called 'anorexic wannabes'—these were the people who wanted to be anorexic, and actively pursued what they called 'the coveted title'
  6. ^ a b Cohen, D. (2007). "Live from London The worrying world of eating disorder wannabes". BMJ (British Medical Journal). 335 (7618): 516. doi:10.1136/bmj.39328.510880.59. Wannarexia is a pejorative term and…is the latest word to come from the fast paced world of eating disorder terminology…. Community websites for genuinely anorexic and bulimic people have hit back by setting up sites offering advice to those trying to 'develop anorexia,' saying that they don't want their 'warped perspectives and dangerous behaviour to affect others.'
  7. ^ a b Bauman, Valerie (2007-08-06). "Bad fad: Wannarexia". Associated Press. AM New York. p. 24.
  8. ^ http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-08-04-wannarexic_N.htm
  9. ^ Lyons, E.J. (2006). "Pro-anorexics and recovering anorexics differ in their linguistic Internet self-presentation". Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 60 (3): 253–256. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.07.017. Retrieved 2007-08-08. Pro-anorexia has emerged as a new and emotionally charged eating disorder phenomenon…self-identified pro-anorexics…defend anorexia as a lifestyle… {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Pascoe, C.J. "No Wannarexics Allowed: An Analysis of Online Eating Disorder Communities". Digital Youth Project. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 2007-08-06. According to the posters on these sites a 'wannarexic' is someone who occasionally diets but who is not dedicated to an eating disordered lifestyle.
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