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Similarities between bulimia and anorexia include:

A) both tend to begin after a period of dieting among people afraid of becoming obese.
B) both involve a reluctance to think about food, weight, or appearance.
C) both involve an underestimation of one's weight and body size.
D) both tend to be related to personality disorders.

Dieting

The habit of consuming food and beverages in a disciplined way to either reach or keep a steady weight.

Bulimia

An eating disorder characterized by episodes of binge eating followed by behaviors such as self-induced vomiting to avoid weight gain.

Anorexia

A disorder characterized by substantially below-normal body weight, overwhelming fear of weight increase, and a misperception of one’s physical size or shape.

  • Absorb the definitions, diagnostic measures, and distinctions across different eating disorders.
  • Acknowledge the role of societal, familial, and individual factors in the onset of eating disorders.
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