An Eating Disorder in Which the Individual Refuses to Maintain

question 13

Multiple Choice

An eating disorder in which the individual refuses to maintain a minimally normal body weight, is extremely afraid of gaining weight or becoming fat, and has a distorted perception about the size of his or her body is called:

• A)cyclothymic disorder.
• B)anorexia nervosa.
• C)bulimia nervosa.
• D)dysthymia.

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Definitions:

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