Steiger and Israel (1999) Agree with Early Theorist Hilde Bruch

Steiger and Israel (1999) agree with early theorist Hilde Bruch (1980) who suggests that anorexics

A) Often have sexual conflicts and this is why they are trying to become thin and childlike.
B) Use dieting as a means of acquiring control and identity in a world where they feel over controlled by parents.
C) Want to become thin to spite their mothers.
D) Are simply caught up in the societal pursuit of thinness for the sake of perfecting her body to perfect herself.