Nurses know that the main difference between anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa is that the patient with bulimia nervosa:
A. Is morbidly obese.
B. Eats and purges in secret to keep the problem hidden.
C. Gets pleasure from being able to control the urge to eat.
D. Meal time is more stressful.
ANS: B
Bulimia nervosa is a secretive disorder where the individual is often normal weight or slightly overweight and binges and purges in secret. Pleasure from controlling the urge to eat is associated with anorexia nervosa. Meal time is stressful for other disorders. .
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