Mikalia refuses to maintain a normal weight for her age and height, has an intense fear of becoming fat, regularly self-induces vomiting, and uses laxatives to lose weight. Based upon diagnostic criteria for eating disorders, which disorder does Mikalia exhibit?
a. binge-eating/purging type anorexia nervosa
b. binge-eating disorder
c. restrictive dieting
d. bulimia nervosa
e. restricting type anorexia nervosa
Ans: a. binge-eating/purging type anorexia nervosa
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