Your Friend Has Been Losing Quite a Bit of Weight

question 11

Multiple Choice

Your friend has been losing quite a bit of weight and is now very thin.Although she was very attractive before she began to lose weight,nearly everyone thinks that she is now way too thin and unattractive.However,she thinks that she is too heavy.What is going on? She likely has ____.

• A)anorexia nervosa
• B)bulimia
• C)a thyroid problem
• D)cancer

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Definitions:

Reuptake

Process by which neurotransmitters are taken back into the synaptic vesicles.

Pain-controlling Chemicals

Substances produced by the body, or administered externally, that can reduce or block the sensation of pain.

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Biochemicals produced in the brain that act as natural painkillers and mood enhancers.

Androgens

A group of hormones that play a role in male traits and reproductive activity; present in both males and females.