For several months, Reba has kept her weight 10 to 15 pounds below what would be considerednormal for her age and height. She us
es laxatives after her meals as a purging behavior. She hasbecome concerned because she has recently stopped menstruating. According to the DSM-5, withwhich of the following feeding and eating disorders will Reba most likely be diagnosed?Binge-eating disorderBulimia nervosa, purging typeAnorexia nervosa, binge/purge typeAnorexia nervosa, restricting type
Anorexia nervosa is a condition in which the patient loses a considerable amount of weight in a very short period of time, patients present an excessive fear to gain weight and they have distorted image about themselves since they consider their appearance is the one of a fat person when in reality they are thin and probably malnourished.
One subtype of the condition is anorexia nervosa, binge/purge type in which the patient undergoes binge eating episodes and in order to compensate their guilt and loss of control feeling they use self-induced vomiting or the use of laxatives.
