Betsy is overly concerned about becoming overweight and limits her food intake to prevent this. She weighs around 20% less than the typical body weight for her height. Occasionally, she eats a full meal with her family but then takes multiple laxatives right after. Betsy most likely has: A) anorexia, restricting type B) anorexia, binge-eating/purging Type C) bulimia nervosa D) binge-eating disorder

Social Studies · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020

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Betsy's behavior of restricting food intake, being significantly underweight, and occasionally consuming a regular meal followed by the use of laxatives indicates symptoms associated with:

C) bulimia nervosa

Bulimia nervosa involves recurrent episodes of binge eating, followed by behaviors to prevent weight gain, such as purging through self-induced vomiting, misuse of laxatives, or excessive exercise. Betsy's pattern of restricting food intake, occasional binge eating, and subsequent use of laxatives aligns more closely with the symptoms of bulimia nervosa.

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