About Once a Week,Carter,a College Junior,eats More Than He Wishes

question 39

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About once a week,Carter,a college junior,eats more than he wishes he would.When he does this,he feels out of control and often eats in secret.This has been going on ever since he started college.Carter is somewhat overweight,but sometimes he feels huge,particularly after one of these large food sprees.Sometimes he thinks to himself,"I should go for a run tomorrow because I ate so many french fries," but he rarely follows through.Carter ______.

• A) should be most strongly considered for a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa because he has a misperception of himself as larger than he is
• B) should be most strongly considered for a diagnosis of bulimia nervosa because he is bingeing
• C) should be most strongly considered for a diagnosis of binge eating disorder, because he is bingeing without compensating
• D) cannot be diagnosed with any condition because he is male and eating disorders are only diagnosed in females

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