Alec Occasionally Eats Enormous Amounts of Food at a Single

question 85

Multiple Choice

Alec occasionally eats enormous amounts of food at a single sitting. He eats until he is in pain and then feels extremely guilty about his consumption. However, he neither exercises to burn off the calories, nor purges to rid himself of the food. Alec is MOST likely to be diagnosed with ______.

• A) anorexia nervosa
• B) bulimia nervosa
• C) pica
• D) binge eating disorder

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