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piesebel

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Yoriko, a 17-year-old girl, is so fearful of gaining weight that she starves herself. She has missed five consecutive menstrual cycles. Although she correctly sees herself as having a skeletal figure, she does not think she has an eating disorder. Yoriko is diagnosed with anorexia. What is unusual about this case?
 
  a. It is unusual for an anorexic to deny having an eating disorder.
  b. It is unusual for a 17-year-old girl to have anorexia.
 c. It is unusual for an anorexic to miss five menstrual cycles.
 d. It is unusual for an anorexic to have an accurate body image.

Question 2

A twelve-year study by Sui and colleagues (2007) determined that being ____ is the critical factor for long life.
 
  a. physically fit
 b. of normal weight
 c. psychologically fit
 d. slightly underweight



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

a



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