Jordan Is Very Afraid of Gaining Weight but She Cannot

question 125

Multiple Choice

Jordan is very afraid of gaining weight but she cannot control her eating habits. She has been making up for her eating binges by vomiting immediately after a meal or by purging with laxatives. This pattern of behavior has been occurring thrice a week for the past 4 months. Jordan is most likely suffering from:

• A) anorexia nervosa.
• B) bulimia nervosa.
• C) sickle-cell anemia.
• D) hypochondria.

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