What Have Researchers Found Concerning the Relationship Between Eating Disorders

question 34

Multiple Choice

What have researchers found concerning the relationship between eating disorders and an individual's report of sexual abuse?

• A)Sexual abuse is reported much more frequently by those with eating disorders than other pathologies.
• B)The rate of reports of sexual abuse among those with eating disorders is lower than in the general population.
• C)Sexual abuse is reported by those with anorexia at higher rates than those with other pathologies,but not those with bulimia.
• D)The rate of reports of sexual abuse among those with eating disorders is similar to that found in other pathologies.

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