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eating disorder in which people fail to maintain body weights that are normal for their ages and heights and suffer from fears of becoming fat, distorted body images, and amenorrhea |
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eating disorder in which people engage in bingeing and behave in ways to prevent weight gain from the binges, such as self induced vomiting, excessive exercise, and abuse of purging drugs (such as laxatives)
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eating disorder in which people compulsively overeat either continuously or on discrete binges but do not behave in ways to compensate for the overeating
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RESTRICTING TYPE OF ANOREXIA NERVOSA |
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type of anorexia nervosa in which weight gain is prevented by refusing to eat
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BINGE/ PURGE TYPE OF ANOREXIA NERVOSA |
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type of anorexia nervosa in which periodic bingeing or purging behaviors occur along with behaviors that meet the criteria for anorexia nervosa
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eating a large amount of food in one sitting
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PURGING TYPE OF BULIMIA NERVOSA |
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type of bulimia nervosa in which bingeing is followed by the use of self induced vomiting or purgeing mediacations to control weight gain
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NONPURGING TYPE OF BULIMIA NERVOSA |
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type of bulimia nervosa in which bingeing is followed by excessive exercise or fasting to control weight gain
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families in which there is extreme interdependence in family interactions, so that the boundaries between the identities of individual members are weak and easily crossed
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natural body weight determined by a person's metabolic rate, diet, and genetics |
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