Suzanne and Bob have noticed that Kelly, their 16-year-old daughter, has been losing weight lately. She exercises at the gym almost 4 hours a day and seems to be skipping meals. They discuss this with Kelly at the dinner table, but she says there is no problem and urges them to stop worrying. Before taking drastic steps, Suzanne and Bob call their pediatrician. They discuss what has been going on
with Kelly and begin to gather facts concerning disordered eating. Let's see how much they have learned by answering these questions.How can a health professional usually distinguish between anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa?
a. The person needs to lose weight initially with anorexia nervosa but not bulimia nervosa.
b. They are not easily distinguishable.
c. Anorexia nervosa leads to an emaciated look, while bulimics may be at their desirable weight.
d. The bulimic usually has low self-esteem while the anorexic does not.
e. Most anorexics are men and most bulimics are women.
c
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