Feeding is a principal need of every living creature. When food becomes a source of solving emotional distresses, we are talking about eating disorders. Eating disorders are considered as mental disorders, because their origins are coming out of each person’s emotional distresses, even though they are expressed with physical signs. Causes affecting the development of eating disorders are numerous. It rarely happens that an eating disorder is caused by a single cause. In most cases there is a combination of various causes, among which belong family factors and a father-daughter relationship. In the first part of this master’s thesis we have described types of eating disorders. In the continuation we have looked in detail causes for the development of eating disorders. We have also focused on consequences of eating disorders. The main and at the same time most important theme of the master’s thesis is the family and the family system and interactions, which are happening between family members and have influence on causes for the development of eating disorders and the experiencing, which is present by daughters. In a transparent and structured way, we have described the role of the family, especially the role of the father in the development of an eating disorder and the role of fathers by daughters, who suffered eating disorders. We have focused on the father-daughter relationship and its correlation towards the development of eating disorders and have found out what extent it has on the development of an eating disorder. In the empirical research we have used the quantitative method, namely the phenomenological psychological method. As an instrument for the research we have used a semi-structured interview. We have collected data based on individual interviews with pre prepared questions. Research was conducted on five individuals who faced eating disorders in the past. After the analysis of collected data, we concluded that the relationship between a father and a daughter affects the development and the maintenance of eating disorders.
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