Individuals who are attempting to become extremely thin by refusing to eat suffer from
a. obesity phobia.
b. bulimia nervosa.
c. anorexia nervosa.
d. anti-obesity obsession.
Question 2
During a lecture on eating disorders, the lecturer tells the audience, Let's be candid, anorexia is a misnomer. Most of the people around you are puzzled until the expert explains. What does she say?
a. Anorexia nervosa is much less prevalent than is generally believed.
b. Anorexia is actually a form of suicide among clinically depressed adolescents.
c. The emphasis should be on the nervosa because this is a neurological disorder.
d. The term anorexia means 'loss of appetite,' but people with this disorder are actually hungry.
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