All of the following are characteristic of anorexia nervosa EXCEPT

A) maintaining a body weight above a minimally normal weight for age and height.
B) having intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat.
C) restricting food intake to the point of self-starvation.
D) disturbance in the way in which body weight or shape is experienced.


Answer: A

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