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Lois Has an Intense Fear of Being Overweight

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Lois has an intense fear of being overweight. Although she talks a lot about food, she hardly eats at all. She also has a distorted body image in which she sees herself as "fat" despite the
Fact that her physician says she is 20% underweight for her height, age, and bone structure.
She exercises excessively and still rigidly and obsessively diets despite being 15 pounds
Lighter than her original dieting goal. She is suffering from ______.


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Suicide Attempts

Suicide Attempts involve engaging in potentially self-harmful actions with an intent to end one’s life, though not resulting in death.

Completed Suicides

Instances in which attempts to take one's own life result in death.

Suicidal Ideation

Thoughts about killing oneself.

Suicide Rate

The number of suicides occurring among a specific population group during a certain period of time.

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