Ramon engages in discrete periods of binge eating and he feels as if he cannot control himself. After each binge episode his guilt is extremely high and he feels compelled to exercise relentlessly
Typically, after a binge episode, he will spend two hours at the gym and another hour running. Knowing diagnostic criteria, one can assume that Ramon might manifest ____.
a. feeding disorder of infancy or early childhood
b. pica
c. bulimia nervosa
d. anorexia nervosa
C. Discrete periods of binge eating and inappropriate compensatory behaviors are key diagnostic features of bulimia nervosa.
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a) synaptogenesis b) dendritic arborization c) occipital lobe formation d) postnantal differentiation of neurons e) myelination