Karen Has Been Known to Exercise Excessively, Count Calories, and Diet

question 92

Multiple Choice

Karen has been known to exercise excessively, count calories, and diet obsessively. She is currently depriving herself of food even though she is 20 pounds underweight. Karen is probably suffering from:

• A) anorexia nervosa.
• B) bulimia.
• C) binge eating disorder.
• D) deprivation syndrome.

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