Jenny Has an Intense Interest in Food but Eats Sparingly

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Jenny has an intense interest in food but eats sparingly and with disgust. She has an intense fear of becoming obese, and even though she looks emaciated, she still claims she "feels fat" and refuses to eat enough to maintain even a minimal normal body weight for her frame. She is most likely suffering from ________.

• A) bulimia nervosa
• B) Karposi's anemia
• C) anorexia nervosa
• D) Huntington's chorea

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