Meredith is a 17-year-old adolescent female who weighs approximately 82 pounds and is gaunt and frail, with a skeletal appearance. Whenever she looks at herself in the mirror, she thinks she is disgustingly fat

Meredith is suffering from which condition?

a) Anorexia nervosa
b) Obesity
c) Malnutrition
d) Bulimia


Answer: a

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