According to the American Psychiatric Association, anorexia nervosa is diagnosed when a client
A. refuses to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height.
B. has an intense fear of losing weight or becoming thin.
C. experiences repeated episodes of binge eating.
D. experiences repeated episodes of purging.
Answer: A
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