Sheena is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 92 pounds. She is very concerned about her weight. At times, however, she finds herself eating large amounts of food-several boxes of cookies, gallons of ice cream, entire cakes-all in one evening. Afterwards, she makes herself throw up. Sheena's most likely diagnosis is __________.

A. bulimia nervosa, purging type
B. anorexia nervosa, binge-eating/purging type
C. anorexia nervosa, restricting type
D. no disorder


Answer: B

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