When Karen is feeling "down," she tends to binge on large amounts of junk food. Then, she either vomits or uses laxatives to rid herself of this food. Her family is unaware that Karen has an eating disorder because her weight is normal for her age. From these observations, it appears that Karen is suffering from
a. anorexia nervosa.
b. bulimia nervosa.
c. a taste aversion.
d. the behavioral dieting syndrome.
B
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