A 24-year-old male client presents at the mental health clinic telling the nurse, "I just can't seem to maintain any interpersonal relationships." On assessment, the nurse notes that the client's social skills appear inadequate

The client is subsequently diagnosed with bulimia nervosa. Knowing what you do about this disease process, why would the inadequate social skills and interpersonal relationship problems occur in this patient?
A) Because of the client's need to control
B) Because of the client's lying and hidden behaviors
C) Because of the client's obsession with the weight
D) Because of the client's binging and purging behaviors


B

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