Gwen Eats Huge Amounts of Food in a Single Sitting

question 27

Multiple Choice

Gwen eats huge amounts of food in a single sitting, then vomits and uses laxatives to purge the excess food. Gwen appears to suffer from ______.

• A) anorexia nervosa
• B) binge eating disorder
• C) bulimia nervosa
• D) either bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder

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