After a Night of Eating a Gallon of Ice Cream

question 56

Multiple Choice

After a night of eating a gallon of ice cream and potato chips, Stephen takes laxatives to purge the ingested food from his body. Stephen, like many others who suffer from bulimia nervosa, is likely to feel what after purging? ​

• A)relief and calm
• B)a heightened sense of control
• C)depression and disgust
• D)elation and arousal

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