A Complex Psychological Disorder in Which a Person Limits Food

question 109

Multiple Choice

A complex psychological disorder in which a person limits food intake and uses vomiting and abuses laxatives is called:

• A) dissociation.
• B) acrophobia.
• C) kleptomania.
• D) anorexia nervosa.

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Definitions:

Permeability

The quality of allowing liquids or gases to pass through, commonly used in the context of materials, but also metaphorically to describe the flexibility and openness of systems or boundaries.

Self-assertion

The act of confidently and directly expressing one's opinions, needs, and rights without violating the rights of others.

Separateness

The state or condition of being distinct, individual, or not connected to others.

First-generation Immigrants

Individuals who have moved from their country of birth to reside in a different country, becoming the first in their family to do so.