Cause and Effect

My topic is perfectionism. Although perfectionism isn't the sole cause to an effect such as mentos are to diet pepsi; perfectionism is a huge contributor to certain effects. Here is my cause and effect description.Perfectionism is a cause of eating disorders. The cause of perfectionism leads to many effects such as physical and psychological changes to your body. All of these causes lead to one effect which is a change in your personality.

If I were to create a chain of causes it would go as follows: Increasing Perfectionist Trait ---> Eating Disorder ---> Unhealthy Weight Loss, Internal Damage, Physical Appearance Changes, Depression, Plummeting Self-Esteem ---> Personality Changes Such As Narcissism, Depressive ---> Encourages Higher Perfectionism ---> etc. It's an ugly vicious cycle, but it's real.

Fairburn, Christopher G., and Kelly D. Brownell. "Eating Disorders and Obesity: A Comprehensive Handbook." books.google.com. Guilford Press, 2002. Web. 9 Mar 2011.<http://books.google.com/books?id=rNbdAGVNIh0C&dq=perfectionism+cause +and+effect&lr=&source=gbs_navlinks_s>.

Cynthia M. Bulik, Federica Tozzi, Charles Anderson, Suzanne E. Mazzeo, Steve Aggen, and Patrick F. Sullivan. The Relation Between Eating Disorders and Components of Perfectionism. Am J Psychiatry, Feb 2003; 160: 366 - 368.