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Brittanyd9008

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Two or three times a week, Helga has a strong urge to eat huge amounts of food, sometimes an entire cake or four helpings at an all-you-can-eat restaurant. Afterwards, she doesn't use laxatives and she never tries to vomit. She is now about 80 pounds above the recommended body weight. Your best guess is that Helga's problem would be called
 
  a. anorexia nervosa.
  b. an anxiety disorder.
  c. bulimia nervosa.
  d. binge-eating disorder.

Question 2

A woman who has binge-eating disorder is likely to
 
  a. emphasize losing weight, even if extreme weight loss is dangerous.
  b. frequently eat huge quantities of food, causing her to be overweight.
  c. try to lose weight, but typically not be able to accomplish this goal.
  d. alternate between eating too much food and dieting, so that her weight is normal.


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IAPPLET

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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B


Brittanyd9008

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Reply #2 on: Jun 21, 2018
Thank you!


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Reply #3 on: Jun 21, 2018
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