Many studies show different factors that contribute to a person developing an eating disorder. An individual may become a victim of an eating disorder due to problems in his or her social or personal life. The causes of eating disorders are not factors linked to a single specific situation, but can have roots in many areas of life. Studies have narrowed down what appear to be the most popular causes for a person to develop these eating disorders. Serious disturbances in individuals' eating habits can result from many factors, including but not limited to emotional, physical, and sexual abuse in childhood and adulthood, poor body image, substance abuse, and living environment . A wide variety of studies have been completed to see the influence childhood emotional abuse has on eating habits. There are people who experience emotional abuse but are able to emerge seemingly unscathed or affected, as well as those who continue to face harm throughout their lives. During a study of 176 bulimic individuals, 41.6% of them reported experiencing severe emotional abuse as children (Groleau, Steiger, Bruce, Israel, Sycz, Ouellette & Badawi, 2011). Although many of the patients included in the study suffered from different types of abuse that led to eating disorders, the study also showed that those who had suffered emotional abuse in childhood tended to have more severe eating habits than others (Groleau, Steiger, Bruce , Israel, Sycz, Ouellette & Badawi, 2011). The study reveals that when a child suffers emotional damage, it can lead to an altered view of themselves in adulthood. The study reports that “childhood emotional abuse may influence the severity of eating symptoms, perhaps affecting individuals' self-esteem and… half of the article… Orer, D., Keel, P., Jackson, S. and Manzo, M. (2006). Medication use in women with eating disorders. In International Journal of Eating Disorders (5th ed., Vol. 39, pp. 364-368). & Kao, A. (2003). Abuse in childhood and adulthood in bulimic and non-bulimic women: prevalence and psychological correlates. In A. Kao (ed.), International Journal of Eating Disorders (4th ed., Vol. 33). , pp. 397-405).Role of general family environment and sexual and physical abuse in the origins of eating disorders Disorders Review (3rd ed., Vol. 5, pp. 184-207). Villarroel, A., Penelo, E., Portell, M., & Raich, R. (2012). : does it affect eating disorders?. European Eating Disorders Review (1st ed., Vol. 20, pp. e32-e41).