How Do You Distinguish Between the Binge-Eating/purging Type of Anorexia

question 11

Multiple Choice

How do you distinguish between the binge-eating/purging type of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, purging type?

• A) The bulimic type involves throwing up, and the anorexic type involves fasting.
• B) Altered eating and exercise habits result in missed periods in the bulimic type only.
• C) The bulimic type results in more severe health consequences than the anorexic type.
• D) People with the bulimic type are normal weight; people with the anorexic type are underweight.

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