In a clinical sample, it is clear that at the pretreatment step of a patients recovery, more severe eating disorder symptoms directly corresponds to higher attachment anxiety. The more this symptom increases, the more difficult it is to achieve eating disorder reduction prior to treatment. Impaired Decision Making: Studies have found mixed results on the relationship between eating disorders and decision making. Researchers have continuously found that patients with anorexia were less capable of thinking about long-term consequences of their decisions when completing the Iowa Gambling Task, a test designed to measure a persons decision-making capabilities. Consequently, they were at a higher risk of making hastier, harmful choices.Anorexia symptoms include the increasing chance of getting osteoporosis. Thinning of the hair as well as dry hair and skin are also very common. The muscles of the heart will also start to change if no treatment is inflicted on the patient. This causes the heart to have an abnormally slow heart rate along with low blood pressure. Heart failure becomes a major consideration when this begins to occur. Muscles throughout the body begin to lose their strength. This will cause the individual to begin feeling faint, drowsy, and weak. Along with these symptoms, the body will begin to grow a layer of hair called lanugo. The human body does this in response to the lack of heat and insulation due to the low percentage of body fat.Bulimia symptoms include heart problems like an irregular heartbeat that can lead to heart failure and death may occur.
Neutrophil immunodeficiency syndrome is a condition caused by mutations in the Rac2 gene. See also
Immunodeficiency with hyper-IgM
List of cutaneous conditions
Chronic granulomatous disease

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